Founding of Qantas Airline

Date: November 16, 1920 • Location: Washington, United States

Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

Qantas Airways Limited, doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier airline of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Oceania. A founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, it is the only airline in the world that flies to all seven continents, with it operating flights to Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America from its hubs in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. It also flies to over 60 domestic destinations across Australia.