Qantas Airways Ltd. - Introduction

Introduction

ABN 16 009 661 901
Qantas Centre
Level 9, Building A
203 Coward Street
Mascot NSW 2020
Australia
Telephone: (+61) 2 9691 3636
Toll Free: (800) 227-4500
Fax: 61 2 9691 3339
Web site: http://www.qantas.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.
Employees: 35,000
Sales: AUD 11.35 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: Australian
Ticker Symbol: QAN
NAIC: 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation; 481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation; 488119 Other Airport Operations; 48819 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

Qantas Airways Ltd. is Australia's number one domestic airline and a leader in the Asia-Pacific region. It is one of the ten largest airlines in the world and is considered to be the second oldest (after KLM of the Netherlands). Qantas connects Australia to 81 destinations in 40 other countries worldwide and operates extensive domestic services in both Australia and New Zealand. In addition to its flagship Qantas line, the company also operates several regional airlines in Australia and is a partner in a budget start-up based in Singapore. Qantas and its regional subsidiaries carry more than 30 million passengers a year. Qantas maintains a number of alliances and code share arrangements; it is a member of the oneworld global airline alliance led by American Airlines and British Airways plc, which is Qantas's largest shareholder with an 18 percent interest.