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The national airline of Australia is Qantas, spelt with out a "u", originally an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services.
In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways, forerunner of British Airways, formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. After the war, QEA experienced severe financial losses, and the airline was taken over by the government under Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley. In 1967, the name was changed to Qantas Airways Limited.
QANTAS, the recognised Australian National Airline, is predominantly government owned and began life as a Mail Run airline from Queensland to the Northern Territory. Over the years it has taken over other Australian Airlines such as TAA (Trans Australian Airlines).
A national airline (but not 'the' national airline of Australia) is Virgin, a UK based (Richard Branson) airline that co-exists in Australia along with QANTAS and a few regional/domestic Airlines.
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∙ 13y agothe first airline to carry passengers in Australia was Ansett Australia, founded by Sir Reginald Ansett in 1935. The first passenger flight, 17th February 1936 between Hamilton and Melbourne
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Which Australian airline was founded in 1920?
Qantas is the name of Australia's original airline service. The name Qantas was formerly an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Qantas was founded in Queensland on 16 November 1920, and operated air mail services subsidised by the Australian government, linking railheads in western Queensland.
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