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Qantas Airways

August 8, 1950

the flag carrier airline of Australia

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Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. It is the oldest and largest Australian airline, as well as the third oldest in the world after the Dutch KLM and the Colombian Avianca. Qantas is the acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. Its IATA code is QF. Its ICAO code is QFA. The company's shares are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange under the code QAN. Qantas was a founder of the Oneworld alliance in 1999 along with American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and the defunct Canadian Airlines.

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