Qantas Empire Airways
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Qantas Empire Airways was an early Australian international airline that played a key role in developing long-distance air routes across the British Empire before evolving into today’s Qantas Airways.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline
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defunct airline ⓘ |
| alliance | British Empire air network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | QEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian government air policy
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British government air policy ⓘ Imperial Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInEmpire | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| fleetType | propeller aircraft ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Imperial Airways
NERFINISHED
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Qantas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War II era
NERFINISHED
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interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of Australia’s international air services
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key component of British Empire air communications ⓘ |
| industry | aviation ⓘ |
| legacy | evolved into modern Qantas international operations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing long-distance air routes across the British Empire
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operating the "Kangaroo Route" between Australia and the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ operating wartime air services for the Allies ⓘ pioneering long over-water flights ⓘ |
| operatedAircraftType |
Consolidated PBY Catalina
NERFINISHED
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Short Empire flying boat NERFINISHED ⓘ flying boat ⓘ |
| operatedAsPredecessorOf | Qantas Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOnRoute |
Australia–India route
NERFINISHED
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Australia–Middle East route NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia–Singapore route ⓘ Australia–United Kingdom route NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangaroo Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalFocus |
Empire airmail services
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long-haul international routes ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Qantas Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | international airline ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Asia
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Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| serviceType |
airmail transport
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| successor | Qantas Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | air transport ⓘ |
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