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Qantas Empire Airways Limited
QEA · Qantas
1947 – 1 August 1967
Renamed Qantas Airways Limited in 1967.
Australia's international airline, wholly owned by the Commonwealth from 1947, flying to Britain, Asia, the Pacific, North America and South Africa and operating round-the-world services from 1958.
Names over time
- Qantas Empire Airways Limited1947–1967
- Qantas Airways Limited1967–1995
How it came into existence
Qantas Empire Airways Limited had been formed in January 1934 by Qantas Limited and Imperial Airways; in 1947 the Chifley government bought out the British Overseas Airways Corporation and the Qantas Limited shareholders, making it a wholly Commonwealth-owned company.
Changes during its life
- Trans-Pacific air services to North America
- Aircraft and route rights
- Internal air services in Papua and New Guinea
How it ended
Renamed Qantas Airways Limited on 1 August 1967.
Main functions
- International scheduled passenger and air freight services
- Kangaroo Route services to Britain
- Trans-Pacific services to North America (from 1954)
- Air services in Papua and New Guinea (until 1960)
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Civil Aviation.
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