Australian Company Report
Group Oral Presentation: the drivers and conditions for the survival and success of an Australian business enterprise
Qantas Airways Limited ABN 16 009 661 901 October 2005
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QANTAS AT A GLANCE
HISTORY Qantas is the world's second oldest airline. It was founded in the Queensland outback in 1920 and
is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Qantas is also recognised as one of the world's leading
long distance airlines, having pioneered services from Australia to North America and Europe. The Qantas
Group employs approximately 38,000 staff across a network that spans 145 destinations (including codeshare
services) in Australia, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa.
BUSINESS & INVESTMENTS The company's main business is the transportation of passengers. In addition
to the Flying Businesses, the Qantas Group operates a diverse portfolio of airline-related businesses. These
include Engineering Technical Operations and Maintenance Services (ETOMS), Airports and Catering, Qantas
Freight, Qantas Holidays, Qantas Defence Services and Qantas Consulting. Qantas Airways Limited owns
44.5 per cent of Orange Star, which owns and operates the value-based intra-Asia airlines Jetstar Asia and
Valuair, based in Singapore. Qantas also holds a 46.3 per cent shareholding in Air Pacific.
ROUTES The Qantas Group’s Flying Businesses are Qantas, Regional Airlines (QantasLink and Jetconnect),
Australian Airlines and Jetstar. Domestically, Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar operate over 5,000 flights a
week serving 62 city and regional destinations in all states and mainland territories. Jetconnect also operates
more than 250 domestic flights a week for Qantas within New Zealand. Internationally, Qantas and Australian
Airlines operate nearly 700 flights a week, offering services to 83 international destinations (including
codeshare services) in nearly 40 countries in Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa.
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS The Qantas Group operates a fleet of 201 aircraft, comprising Boeing 747s, 767s,
737s and 717s, Airbus A330s and A320s, Bombardier Dash 8s and British Aerospace 146s.
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS QANTAS GROUP
Passengers carried: Year ended
30 June 2005
Year ended
30 June 2004
Domestic: 23,257,000 (incl Jetstar) 20,965,000 (incl Jetstar)
International: 9,401,000 (incl Australian Airlines) 9,111,000 (incl Australian Airlines)
Total: 32,658,000 30,076,000
RPKs*: 86,986,000 81,276,000
ASKs**: 114,003,000 104,200,000
Average Aircraft utilisation: 10.3 hrs per day 9.9 hrs per day
* Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs - the number of paying passengers carried, multiplied by the number of kilometres
flown)
** Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs - the number of seats available for passengers, multiplied by the number of kilometres flown)
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE QANTAS GROUP In the year ended 30 June 2005, Qantas recorded a profit
before tax of A$1,027.2 million, up A$62.6 million or 6.5 per cent on the previous year. Net profit after tax of
A$763.6 million was 17.8 per cent up...