Australian Airlines

Short description: Defunct Australian airline)

Not to be confused with Air Australia, Australian National Airways (1930), or Australian National Airways.

For Australian Airlines (1986–1993), see Biology:Trans Australia Airlines.

Australian Airlines

Boeing 767-300ER in July 2004

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AO  | AUZ  | AUSTRALIAN
Commenced operations| 27 October 2002 (2002-10-27)
Ceased operations| 30 June 2006 (2006-06-30)
Hubs| Cairns
Secondary hubs| Sydney
Frequent-flyer program| Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size| 5
Destinations| 15
Headquarters| Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Australian Airlines was an Australian airline that commenced operations in October 2002 serving Australian and Asian destinations. An all-economy, full-service international leisure carrier, it was a subsidiary of Qantas. Its main hub was at Cairns Airport, with a secondary hub at Sydney Airport. It ceased in June 2006 when the brand retired.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Destinations
* 3 Fleet
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Boeing 767-300ER at Hong Kong International Airport in April 2005 Boeing 767-300ER at Sydney Airport in November 2005

In August 2001, Qantas announced it would establish a low cost airline with a cost base 25-30% lower to operate on routes that were unprofitable.[1] The name was a revival of the Australian Airlines brand that Qantas had acquired in September 1992 when it merged with Australian Airlines.[2][3][4]

It commenced operations on 27 October 2002 with four former Qantas Boeing 767-300ERs that were reconfigured with 271 economy seats on flights from Cairns to Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Singapore and Taipei.[5] In 2003, a further two 767-300ERs were added for the commencement of flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Denpasar.[6][7]

In June 2006 the Australian Airlines brand was retired.[8][9] The airline's aircraft were refitted with business class seating and repainted back into Qantas livery.[10][11]

## Destinations

Australian Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations:

* Australia
* Cairns – Cairns Airport (Main hub)
* Darwin – Darwin International Airport
* Gold Coast – Gold Coast Airport
* Melbourne – Melbourne Airport
* Perth – Perth Airport
* Sydney – Sydney Airport (Secondary hub)
* Hong Kong
* Hong Kong International Airport
* Indonesia
* Denpasar, Bali – Ngurah Rai International Airport
* Japan
* Fukuoka – Fukuoka Airport
* Nagoya – Chubu Centrair International Airport
* Osaka – Kansai International Airport
* Sapporo – New Chitose Airport
* Malaysia
* Kota Kinabalu – Kota Kinabalu International Airport[Note 1]
* Singapore
* Changi Airport
* Taiwan
* Taipei – Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport[Note 1]

Note 1 Suspended prior to ceasing operations

## Fleet

When operations ceased in June 2006, Australian Airlines operated five Boeing 767-300ERs.[11]

## References

1. ↑ Qantas spreads its wings Australian Financial Review 19 November 2002
2. ↑ End of an airline as Qantas moves in Sydney Morning Herald 14 April 1993
3. ↑ Qantas announces low cost airline Australian Aviation issue 177 October 2001 page 18
4. ↑ Expanding Overseas...and at Home Qantas
5. ↑ Australian takes off Australian Aviation issue 190 December 2002 page 16
6. ↑ Australian Airlines Announces Expansion Qantas 25 February 2003
7. ↑ Australian Airlines expands Australian Aviation issue 193 April 2003 page 17
8. ↑ Qantas Group International Networks Qantas 11 April 2006
9. ↑ Goodbye Australian, Hello Jetstar Intl Australian Aviation issue 228 June 2006 page 14
10. ↑ Annual Report. Qantas. 30 June 2006. p. 11. https://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/about/investors/AnnualReport2006.pdf.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Australian Airlines Australian Aviation issue 229 July 2006 page 72

## External links

* Official website

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