Qantas

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Qantas is an airline from Australia. It is the third oldest airline in the world. Qantas is one of the only airlines that did not have a fatal incident in their company history with jet aeroplanes.

[edit] History

Qantas Boeing 747-400
Qantas Boeing 747-400

Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Service Limited. It flew air mail services for the Australian government. In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. Qantas Empire Airways started services between Brisbane and Singapore using de Havilland DH-86 Commonwealth aeroplanes.