Qantas Airways

Summary

Qantas Airways is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,385 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Qantas Airways is in the country of Australia^[3].
• Qantas Airways's instance of is recorded as airline^[4].
• Qantas Airways's instance of is recorded as flag carrier^[5].
• Qantas Airways's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Qantas Airways's instance of is recorded as Government body of Australia^[7].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Sydney Airport^[8].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Melbourne Airport^[9].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Brisbane Airport^[10].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Adelaide Airport^[11].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Perth Airport^[12].
• Qantas Airways's airline hub is recorded as Singapore Changi Airport^[13].
• Qantas Airways's airline alliance is recorded as Oneworld^[14].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A300B4-200^[15].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321neo^[16].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-200^[17].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-300^[18].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A350-1000^[19].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A380^[20].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-300^[21].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-400^[22].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-800^[23].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-200^[24].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-300^[25].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400^[26].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400ER^[27].

Body

Founding

November 16, 1920 marks the founding of Qantas Airways^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Winton^[29].

Identity

Qantas Airways is part of S&P/ASX 200^[30].

Leadership

Qantas Airways's chief executive officer is recorded as Vanessa Hudson^[31]. Its chairperson is recorded as Richard Goyder^[32].

Operations

Qantas Airways's headquarters location is recorded as Mascot^[33]. Subsidiaries include Eastern Australia Airlines^[34], an airline^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 1949^[37], headquartered in Mascot^[38]; Jetstar Airways^[39], an airline^[40], in Australia^[41], founded in 2003^[42], headquartered in Melbourne^[43]; Australian air Express^[44], an airline^[45], in Australia^[46], founded in 1992^[47], headquartered in Melbourne^[48]; Qantas Freight^[49], a cargo airline^[50], in Australia^[51], founded in 2001^[52], headquartered in Sydney^[53]; Sunstate Airlines^[54], an airline^[55], in Australia^[56], founded in 1981^[57], headquartered in Bowen Hills^[58]; and Jetconnect^[59], an airline^[60], in New Zealand^[61], founded in 2002^[62], headquartered in Auckland^[63].

Industry

Industries include air transport^[64] and aviation^[65].

Ownership

Qantas Airways's stock exchange is recorded as Australian Securities Exchange^[66].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Qantas Airways include Qantassaurus^[67], a fossil taxon^[68].

Why It Matters

Qantas Airways ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,385 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for it include Qantassaurus^[67], a fossil taxon^[68].