Qantas Airways

Qantas
IATA code :	QF
ICAO code :	QFA
Call sign :	QANTAS
Founding:	1920
Seat:	Botany Bay City , Australia
Turnstile :	Brisbane Melbourne Sydney
Home airport :	Sydney
Company form:	Limited
ISIN :	AU000000QAN2
IATA prefix code :	081
Management:	Alan Joyce ( CEO )
Number of employees:	30,000+
Sales:	A $ 17.0 billion (2017/2018)
Passenger volume:	55.2 million (2017/2018)
Alliance :	Oneworld Alliance
Frequent Flyer Program :	Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size:	126 (+ 138 orders)
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.qantas.com

Qantas Airways ( ˈkwɔntəs ) is Australia's national airline based in Botany Bay City and based at Kingsford Smith International Airport . It is a member of the oneworld aviation alliance and is listed in the S & P / ASX 50 .

history

Headquarters of Qantas Airways

Qantas was founded in 1920 and is the third oldest surviving airline in the world after the Dutch KLM and the Colombian Avianca . It is also the second oldest continuously operating airline after the Avianca.

Beginnings

Replica of the first Qantas machine from 1920, an Avro 504K

The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services ( QANTAS ) was on 16 November 1920 in Winton / Queensland by pilots Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness established and wealthy ranchers Fergus McMasters, Ainslie Templeton and Alan Campbell.

Two Avro 504Ks were planned as the first aircraft . Investors were persuaded by the pilots to order a copy of the three-decker Avro 547 , which could transport four people in a closed cabin - one of the 504K aircraft was then canceled. A decommissioned military aircraft, a BE2e , together with the 504K machine, ultimately formed the basis of the company; the first flight took place on January 31, 1921. In the same year, the company headquarters was relocated from Winton a good 180 km southeast to Longreach , where it was to remain for eight years.

At the instigation of the most influential investor McMasters, QANTAS was not only designed as a charter aircraft and primarily for show and entertainment purposes, like numerous other small aircraft companies of the time. Rather, McMasters had the idea of ​​regular cargo and mail flights and encouraged regional politicians to also provide financial support for regular passenger flights in the outback. This meant that QANTAS 1922 after a successful bid between cities Charleville and Cloncurry the second regularly operating airline of Australia was allowed to set up. The first passenger was the 84-year-old Alexander Kennedy on November 2, 1922. Other services the young company offered in structurally weak northern Queensland included observation and census flights for owners of large herds and the transport of doctors to patients. Pilot Fysh made the acquaintance of John Flynn as early as 1921 , who set up the Aerial Medical Service as a permanent organization in collaboration with Qantas in 1928 . In 1923 Fysh Campbell took over as Managing Director of QANTAS.

Airmail route to England

De Havilland DH.86 Express of the Qantas in 1940

In 1929, QANTAS and three other companies applied for the planned international airmail transport between Australia and Singapore, from where Imperial Airways was to carry the mail on to London. This was supposed to enable the British Empire's first regular flight connection from Australia via India and Egypt to London. As part of the application, the company's headquarters were moved from Longreach to Brisbane in 1929 , and QANTAS, the most successful bidder, carried out test flights from 1931 to 1933. The contract with Imperial Airways was signed on January 18, 1934; QANTAS and Imperial Airways jointly founded a new company called Qantas Empire Airways , which was soon to become the parent company of QANTAS. McMasters became CEO of Qantas, and Fysh remained Managing Director.

The Second World War hit Qantas hard because of its specialization in international and regional flights in Northern Australia: Darwin was bombed by the Japanese in 1942 and half of the Qantas fleet was destroyed in the Battle of Singapore . In addition, most of the machines were needed for transport and supply flights by the military, especially in New Guinea . In 1943, however, Qantas Empire Airways was able to offer the route to the rest of the Commonwealth again: Instead of flying via the still Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia, the connection now led from Perth to Colombo . These non-stop flights lasted 27 hours, setting a long-term record for regular passenger routes.

In June 1945 the company flew for the first time with Avro Lancastrian to the British airport Hurn near Bournemouth , as the London airports were still closed due to the war. The flight connection between Sydney and London Heathrow still has flight number QF 1; the route is known as the " Kangaroo Route ".

nationalization

Lockheed Super Constellation of the Qantas in 1955

Qantas Boeing 747-SP in 1981

With the help of CEO Hudson Fysh, Qantas Empire Airways was nationalized between 1946 and 1949 , and the Australian government bought all of the company's shares at market prices. This went hand in hand with the two-airline strategy of the Australian government, which at the same time founded the national domestic airline Trans Australia Airlines . Hudson Fysh also became chairman of the board in 1947, replacing co-founder McMasters. At that time, Qantas was the only major Australian passenger airline offering international flights. In addition to the existing routes to Singapore, India and England, Qantas also included destinations in South Africa, Japan and the USA in the 1950s.

In 1955 the still existing subsidiary QANTAS went bankrupt; her co-founder Fysh gave up the post of managing director, which he had held since 1923. In 1966 he also retired from the QEA board, of which he was chairman until then.

On June 26, 1959, the first jet aircraft, a 707-100 with the aircraft registration VH-EBB, was taken over by Boeing . With this type, regular service on the Sydney – Nadi – Honolulu – San Francisco route began on July 29; seven of them gradually replaced the Lockheed Super Constellation , which had been in service since April 1954. On July 29, 1961, the first of six machines from u. a. Version 707-100B equipped with more powerful engines was adopted ( VH-EBH ).

Since August 1st, 1967 the company is called Qantas Airways .

The first Boeing 747 was delivered on July 30, 1971; the type has been flown on most routes to Europe, Africa and mainland America.

Development since the 1990s

In 1992, Qantas took over Australian Airlines (formerly TAA), also a state-owned airline . From 1993 to 1995, Qantas was then privatized . However, a non-Australian participation in Qantas is limited to 49% of the share capital. Under the Qantas Sale Act , support services such as maintenance and catering must be based in Australia.

On September 19, 2008, Qantas also received its first Airbus A380-800 .

With the first delivery of several (except for the crew, empty) aircraft, non-stop route records were set: 1989 with a Boeing 747-400 from London to Sydney; a few years later with an Airbus A330-200 from Toulouse to Melbourne (record for twin-engine aircraft).

Since November 2006, Airline Partners Australia, under the leadership of the Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank and with the participation of American and Canadian investors and others. a. TPG Capital to acquire Qantas Airways.

In July 2007, Qantas presented an aircraft with the new logo on the vertical stabilizer for the first time. The kangaroo has been slightly modified compared to the previous version and made a bit slimmer and more dynamic. The font of the Qantas lettering has also been changed slightly. In Australia, the change met with mixed feedback. It is the fourth change to the kangaroo logo since it was introduced in 1944.

Following a series of minor incidents in 2008, the Australian Aviation Safety Authority ordered a comprehensive review of Qantas Airways and found serious deficiencies in the maintenance procedures.

Development since 2010

On August 16, 2011, the Qantas Group ordered 110 A320 Family aircraft with 194 options from Airbus . These include 78 A320neo and 32 A320-200. The aircraft will be used by both Qantas Airways and Jetstar Airways , and a new premium airline is to be founded. In July 2014, the order for the A320 was increased to 99 aircraft. In addition, 45 orders were converted to A321neo.

On October 29, 2011, Qantas temporarily suspended all flight operations and left all 108 aircraft on the ground due to disputes with the pilots' union. The flights of the (regional) subsidiaries were not affected. By order of an Australian court of arbitration, flight operations had to be resumed. About 70,000 passengers and 500 flights were affected by the cessation of flight operations.

In July 2012 a cooperation between Qantas and Emirates became known. In Europe only London Heathrow will be served by Qantas, Frankfurt am Main is to be connected with Emirates via Dubai to Sydney. The cooperation would increase the route network by around 40 destinations.

For the fiscal year ended June 2013 , Qantas posted a profit of four million US dollars for the first time .

At the end of 2016, Qantas introduced a new color scheme, which is to replace the old paint scheme on all aircraft by 2020.

On March 25, 2018, a direct connection between Europe and Australia was launched for the first time. The connection with flight number QF9 (or on the return flight QF10) with a Boeing 787-9 connects Perth and London Heathrow airports in 17 hours of flight time and a flight distance of around 14,500 km.

In March 2020, Qantas temporarily suspended all international flights due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated flight restrictions. The airline is following the recommendations of the Australian government. In the same month, Qantas carried out regular direct flights with an Airbus A380 between Australia ( Darwin ) and London Heathrow for the first time, as refueling in Singapore or Dubai was no longer possible. The 14,700-kilometer route from Darwin was covered non-stop in 16 hours and 22 minutes.

Qantas announced that it would reject all flight bookings due to the corona pandemic by March 2021. Flights to New Zealand and codeshare flights operated by partner airlines are excluded.

Timeline

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Simplified timeline of the history of Australian airlines ( see detailed diagram )

Destinations

Economy class on board a Qantas Airbus A380-800 in 2009

Qantas' international network consists primarily of routes to New Zealand and Asia . In addition, destinations in North and South America and Africa are served. In Europe , only London Heathrow is served by Perth . Qantas once had the world's longest non-stop flight to Dallas-Ft. Worth . But then it was replaced by Singapore Airlines from Singapore - New York . With Project Sunrise , however, there are plans for flights to South America , New York , Africa and Europe from the Qantas hubs until 2022-2023 .

fleet

Qantas Boeing 737-800

Qantas Airbus A330-200

Current fleet

As of March 2020, the Qantas fleet consists of 131 aircraft with an average age of 12.2 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats ( First / Business / Eco + / Eco )
Airbus A320neo		54	Orders from the Qantas Group ; first delivery expected at the end of 2018	- open -
Airbus A321neo		45
Airbus A321XLR		36		- open -
Airbus A330-200	18th			255 (- / 27 / - / 228) 271 (- / 28 / - / 243)
Airbus A330-300	10			297 (- / 28 / - / 269)
Airbus A380-800	12			484 (14/64/35/371) 485 (14/70/60/341)
Boeing 737-800	75		with winglets fitted	174 (- / 12 / - / 162)
Boeing 787-9	11	3	+ 15 options; completely replace the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 747-400ER	236 (- / 42/28/166)
total	126	138

Other aircraft are operated by the QantasLink network and by the subsidiaries Qantas Freight and Jetstar Airways .

For the ultra long haul flights from Sydney to London and New York, Qantas has made a preliminary decision for the Airbus A350-1000 but has not yet placed an order. If this so-called Project Sunrise is actually implemented, Qantas would order up to twelve aircraft.

Former fleet

Qantas Boeing 767-200ER in 2003

In the past, Qantas used the following types of aircraft, among others:

Airbus A300B4-200 Avro 504K Avro 547 Avro 691 Lancastrian Boeing 707-100 (B) / 300 Boeing 737-300 / 400 Boeing 747-200 / 300 / SP Boeing 747-400ER Boeing 767-200ER / 300ER

De Havilland Australia DHA-3 De Havilland DH.86 Express Douglas DC-4 Hawker Siddeley HS.125 Lockheed Super Constellation Lockheed Model 10 Royal Aircraft Factory BE2e Short p.23

Special paints

Current special paints

Aircraft type	Aircraft registration	Remarks	image
Airbus A330-200	VH-EBV	" Oneworld "
Airbus A330-300	VH-QPJ	" Rainbow "	-
Airbus A380-800	VH-OQH	" Go Wallabies "
Boeing 737-800	VH-XZJ	"Mendoowoorrji"
	VH-VXQ	" Retro "
	VH-XZP
Boeing 747-400ER	VH-OEF	"Oneworld"
	VH-OEJ	" Spirit of the Australian Team "
Boeing 787-9	VH-ZND	"Yam Dreaming"

Former special paintings (selection)

Aircraft type	Aircraft registration	Remarks	image
Boeing 737-800	VH-VXB	" Yananyi Dreaming "
Boeing 747-300	VH-EBU	"Nalanji Dreaming"
Boeing 747-400	VH-OJC	" Formula 1 Grand Prix of Melbourne "
	VH-OJB	" Wunala Dreaming "
Boeing 747-400ER	VH-OEJ

Qantas Founders Museum

Boeing 707-100 of the Qantas

On the grounds of Longreach Airport , which was the headquarters of Qantas from 1921 to 1929, is now the Qantas Founders Outback Museum with information about the beginnings of aviation in Australia and numerous exhibits, including the Boeing 747-200B with the aircraft registration VH- EBQ , a gift from Qantas in 2002. The aircraft was supposed to be retired and end up in an aircraft graveyard. In order to be able to land on the runway of Longreach Airport, which was actually only built for small aircraft, all seats, the interior trim and any ballast were removed and the aircraft was refueled with just enough kerosene to cover the distance from Brisbane to Longreach (approx. 1000 km ). All removed parts were transported to Longreach by truck. The runway repair was financed with the sale of the remaining kerosene. Furthermore, the exhibition was expanded to include the Boeing 707-100 built in 1957 with the aircraft registration VH-XBA . It was the 29th produced and - although only the second delivered - the first 707 in active liner service with Qantas with the aircraft registration number VH-EBA at the time and is the oldest operational machine of this type in the world. It was completely restored in the shipyard at Southend Airport in England by the end of 2006 , after having been in storage there for around seven years.

Incidents

Qantas is the oldest major airline to have never had a jet plane crash with fatalities. In the period from 1927 to 1951, however, there were nine accidents with propeller planes, which resulted in deaths.

• On January 30, 1942, a Short S.23 ( aircraft registration G-AEUH ) with 18 people on board was shot down by Japanese fighter planes. 13 inmates died in the incident.

• On July 16, 1951, a de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover (aircraft registration VH-EBQ ) crashed; seven people were killed.

• On August 24, 1960, an engine failed on a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation operated by Qantas (VH-EAC) during take-off at Mauritius Airport . During the following aborted take-off , it was not possible to bring the aircraft to a stop in time; it rolled over the end of the runway at a speed of 40 knots. The machine jumped over an embankment, crashed into a deep gully, and caught fire. All 50 occupants, 12 crew members and 38 passengers survived the total write-off.

• On July 25, 2008, a Boeing 747-400 (aircraft registration number VH-OJK ) that had set off from Hong Kong for Melbourne had to make an emergency landing in the Philippines after a burst oxygen tank tore an eight square meter hole in the fuselage.

• On November 4, 2010, an Airbus A380-800 with the registration number VH-OQA and the name Nancy Bird-Walton had to make an emergency landing on Qantas flight 32 from London to Sydney at Singapore Airport after an engine exploded. Nobody was injured, but the machine was structurally severely damaged by parts of the engine flying around (an "uncontained engine failure"). 440 passengers and 26 crew members were on board. Until the incident was resolved, Qantas suspended all flights with the A380. In December 2010 she filed a lawsuit against the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce . The Airbus A380-800 was able to resume flight operations on April 21, 2012.

Trivia

John Travolta's Boeing 707-100B in Qantas livery from the 1960s

• The aircraft number VH-EBA was given on the first aircraft of several new aircraft types put into service at Qantas. So above 707-100 was characterized thus, the first Boeing 747 (a 747-200B, First Flight July 30, 1971) and the first Airbus , here an A330-200 , which after useful life in the service of the Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways with their Painting stood.
• US - Actor John Travolta bought a decommissioned Boeing 707-100B, which he uses regularly since then for domestic and transatlantic flights from Qantas. On the basis of an agreement with Qantas, he is working as an advertising ambassador for the company and in return is allowed to operate his 707 in the historical Qantas livery. The aircraft bears the aircraft registration number N707JT .
• Qantas has the customer code 38 at Boeing . This means that, for example, a Boeing 747-400 newly acquired ex works from Qantas officially has the designation Boeing 747-4 38 . This designation will also be retained in the case of resale, so that the first customer of this aircraft can be determined from the last two digits of the type designation for each Boeing.
• In the film Rain Man (1988), Raymond Babbitt ( Dustin Hoffman ) refuses to fly with an airline other than Qantas, because a plane from that company has never crashed.
• Qantas is a sponsor of the Australian National Football Team ("Qantas Socceroos").
• The Australian paleontologists Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich named the dinosaur Qantassaurus after the airline in 1999 .
• A joint regulation by Qantas and Air New Zealand , according to which men are not allowed to sit next to children traveling alone on the plane, attracted public attention in August 2012 because of the general suspicion of pedophilia against men.
• One of the longest scheduled flight routes in the world is that from Sydney to Dallas , which is served non-stop by the Airbus A380-800 . The flight time is around 15 hours and 30 minutes and in the opposite direction just under 17 hours with a length of 13,804 kilometers.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Qantas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Qantas  travel guide

 Wikinews: Qantas Airways  - in the news

• Data on the airline Qantas Airways in Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Qantas Airways website (including English, German)
• Website of the Qantas Founders Outback Museum (English)

Individual evidence

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