
Qantas Airlines operate a fleet of 187 aircraft across a network spanning 142 destinations in 32 countries. Routes, airline history, Qantas Holidays, engineering operations and reservation information.
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Quantas Airlines
Qantas Airlines is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. Qantas Airlines operate a fleet of 187 aircraft across a network spanning 142 destinations in 32 countries. Qantas Airlines also operate subsidiary businesses including other airlines, and businesses in specialist markets such as Qantas Holidays and Qantas Flight Catering.
Routes
Qantas Airlines is Australia's leading domestic airline, operating more than 5,000 domestic flights a week and serving 58 destinations in all states and mainland territories. Qantas Airlines operates nearly 540 international flights every week, offering services to 77 destinations in 32 countries. The airline serves major cities in the Asia/Pacific region, the UK, Europe, North America, South America and Southern Africa.
History
Qantas Airlines is the world's second oldest airline. It was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920 and is Australia's largest domestic and international airline. Qantas is also recognised as one of the world's leading long distance airlines, having pioneered services from Australia to North America and Europe.
Qantas Holidays
Qantas Holidays is Australia's largest leisure travel wholesaler. With nearly 30 years' experience, it caters to more than one million customers a year, offering an extensive range of products covering the Qantas network as well as operating a Barrier Reef cruise ship, the Reef Endeavour, with Captain Cook Cruises. For the fifth consecutive year, Qantas Holidays was jointly named Best Wholesaler (National) at the Australia's prestigious 2003 National Travel Industry Awards.
Engineering and Technical Operations
Qantas Airlines is accredited under international standards for Quality Assurance ISO 9001-2000. Qantas Airlines holds regulatory approval from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the European Joint Aviation Authority (JAA), the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and many other foreign regulatory authorities. This confirms that Qantas not only meets the safety criteria of aviation authorities, but also achieves world standards for customer service delivery, cost and other factors vital to customers.