Australian National Airlines Commission
ANAC · Trans-Australia Airlines · Trans Australia Airlines · TAA · Australian Airlines · Australian National Airways Commission
1946 – 1988
Renamed Australian Airlines Limited in 1988.
Commonwealth statutory corporation that operated the government domestic airline Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA), renamed Australian Airlines in 1986, in competition with private carriers.
Names over time
- Australian National Airlines Commission1946–1988
- Australian Airlines Limited1988–1992
How it came into existence
Established in 1946 under the Australian National Airlines Act 1945, after the High Court held that the Act could not give the government airline a monopoly of interstate services; Trans-Australia Airlines began flying between Melbourne and Sydney on 9 September 1946.
Legislation: Australian National Airlines Act 1945; Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988
Changes during its life
- 9 September 1946Trans-Australia Airlines began scheduled services between Melbourne and Sydney.
- 1986The airline's trading name changed from Trans-Australia Airlines to Australian Airlines.
- Internal air services in Papua and New Guinea
How it ended
Converted into a public company, Australian Airlines Limited, under the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988; that company was sold to Qantas on 14 September 1992 and merged into it.
Converted from a statutory commission into a public company under the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988.
Main functions
- Domestic interstate passenger and freight air services
- Regional and intrastate air services
- Aircraft operation and maintenance
- Air services in Papua and New Guinea (from 1960)
- Holiday and travel services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Communications.
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