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  Logo 2007 Qantas Logosvg
  Logo Size 150px
  Fleet Size 126<REF>1</Ref> (+94 orders)
  Destinations 143
  IATA QF
  ICAO QFA
  Callsign QANTAS
  Company Slogan Spirit of Australia
  Founded 1920
  Headquarters Sydney , Australia
  Key People Geoff Dixon ( CEO )<br> Margaret Jackson ( Chairman ) until November 2007 <br> Leigh Clifford, Chairman from November 2007
  Hubs Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport <br> Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport
  Focus Cities Brisbane Airport <br> Los Angeles International Airport <br> London Heathrow Airport <br> Perth Airport <br> Singapore Changi Airport
  Frequent Flyer Qantas Frequent Flyer
  Lounge Qantas Club
  Alliance Oneworld
  Subsidiaries Jetstar Airways <br> Qantas Defence Services <br> Jetconnect
  Website http://wwwqantascomau


Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) ( Pronounced ) is the name and Callsign of the National Airline of Australia . It is the 20th largest airline by fleet size with 260 including the fleet from Jetstar Airways . Qantas is also the world's third oldest continuously running airline (after KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines and Avianca ) and is the 13th largest airline in the world by passenger numbers.

The name was originally "''QANTAS''", an acronym for "''Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services''". The company is based in Sydney , New South Wales and it is Australia 's largest airline. It is traded on the Australian Securities Exchange as .


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