Qantas Airways

Summary

Qantas Airways is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,639 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 A330-200^[15].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-300^[16].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Airbus A380^[17].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-800^[18].
• Qantas Airways's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787-9^[19].
• Qantas Airways's headquarters location is recorded as Mascot^[20].
• Qantas Airways's chief executive officer is recorded as Vanessa Hudson^[21].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as QantasLink^[22].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Jetstar Airways^[23].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Jetconnect^[24].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Network Aviation^[25].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Qantas Freight^[26].
• Qantas Airways's has organizational division is recorded as Qantas Defence Services^[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^[21]. Its chairperson is recorded as Richard Goyder^[31].

Operations

Qantas Airways's headquarters location is recorded as Mascot^[20]. Subsidiaries include Eastern Australia Airlines^[32], an airline^[33], in Australia^[34], founded in 1949^[35], headquartered in Mascot^[36]; Jetstar Airways^[37], an airline^[38], in Australia^[39], founded in 2003^[40], headquartered in Melbourne^[41]; Australian air Express^[42], an airline^[43], in Australia^[44], founded in 1992^[45], headquartered in Melbourne^[46]; Qantas Freight^[47], a cargo airline^[48], in Australia^[49], founded in 2001^[50], headquartered in Sydney^[51]; Sunstate Airlines^[52], an airline^[53], in Australia^[54], founded in 1981^[55], headquartered in Bowen Hills^[56]; and Jetconnect^[57], an airline^[58], in New Zealand^[59], founded in 2002^[60], headquartered in Auckland^[61].

Industry

Industries include air transport^[62] and aviation^[63].

Ownership

Qantas Airways's stock exchange is recorded as Australian Securities Exchange^[64].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Qantas Airways include Qantassaurus^[65], a fossil taxon^[66].

Why It Matters

Qantas Airways ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,639 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Entities named for it include Qantassaurus^[65], a fossil taxon^[66].