Qantas

This is a beta version of NNDB

Qantas

COMPANY

Founded 1920 as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd. Nationalized in 1947, privatized in the 1990's, with British Airways owning about 18% of the firm. In 2006, Qantas agreed to be acquired by a consortium, Airline Partners Australia, including Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group for $8.7B. An Australian law prohibits foreign ownership of Qantas above 49%.

Official Website:
http://www.qantas.com.au/

Industry:
Airline

Ticker:
AU:QAN

Corporate headquarters:
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia

Sales:
$7.5B (2003)

Employees:
34800 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Geoffrey J. Dixon Business c. 1939 CEO of Qantas, 2001-08

James Strong Business c. 1943 CEO of Qantas, 1993-2001

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Paul M. Anderson Business 1945 CEO of Duke Energy, 2003-07

David Bonderman Business c. 1943 Billionaire, Texas Pacific Group

James Strong Business c. 1943 CEO of Qantas, 1993-2001

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Geoffrey J. Dixon Business c. 1939 CEO of Qantas, 2001-08

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Travolta Actor 18-Feb-1954 Saturday Night Fever

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

NNDB MAPPER

NPR mostly unconnected to CPB

Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.

Bibliographies

NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. They may be accessed by the "Bibliography" tab at the top of most pages, or via the "Related Topics" box in the sidebar. Please feel free to suggest books that might be critical omissions.