Australia Asia Airlines

Short description: Defunct airline of Australia and Taiwan (1990–1996); former Qantas subsidiary

Australia Asia Airlines | IATA | ICAO | Callsign

|
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IM  | AAU  | AUSTASIA
Founded| 1990 (1990)
Commenced operations| 1990 (1990)
Ceased operations| 1996 (1996)
Focus cities|

* Sydney
* Taipei–Taoyuan

Frequent-flyer program| Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size| 3
Parent company| Qantas
Headquarters| Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key people| James Strong (CEO)
Australia Asia Airlines Boeing 747SP at Perth Airport in the mid-1990s.

Australia Asia Airlines (澳亞航空公司 Àoyà Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas set up to operate services between Australia and Taiwan (Republic of China).[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Destinations
* 2.1 Asia
* 2.2 Oceania
* 3 Fleet
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

The subsidiary was established due to the People's Republic of China's objection to national carriers of countries with which it had diplomatic relations flying to Taiwan (Republic of China), which the former regarded as a breakaway province.[2]

The airline operated two Boeing 747SPs[3] and a Boeing 767[4] seconded from the Qantas fleet, repainted in a modified livery, which did not display the Flag of Australia, or the kangaroo logo, which was replaced by a dynamic ribbon. It initially flew its flights using the IATA code IM but switched to Qantas's QF in 1994.

Australia Asia Airlines ceased operations in 1996 as Qantas could by then serve Taiwan in its own right due to it being completely privatized. Australia Asia Airlines' aircraft were then returned to Qantas service.[5]

## Destinations

### Asia

* Philippines
* Manila – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Stop-over)
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Taipei – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Focus city)

### Oceania

* Australia
* Sydney – Kingsford Smith Airport (Focus city)

## Fleet

* 2 Boeing 747SP
* 1 Boeing 767-300ER

## See also

* British Asia Airways
* Japan Asia Airways
* KLM Asia
* Swissair Asia
* Air France Asie
* Foreign relations of Taiwan § Air links

## References

1. ↑ "Expanding Overseas...and at Home". Qantas. 25 May 2004. http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/history-expanding/global/en. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
2. ↑ Robert Storey (1998), Taiwan, Lonely Planet, p. 166, ISBN 978-0-86442-634-5, https://books.google.com/books?id=3sgwAQAAIAAJ
3. ↑ "Australia Asia Airlines Fleet | Airfleets aviation". Airfleets.net. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Australia Asia Airlines.htm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
4. ↑ "VH-OGA Boeing 767". Aussieairliners.org. http://www.aussieairliners.org/b-767/vh-oga/vhoga.html. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
5. ↑ "Australia Asia Airlines Fleet Details and History – Planespotters.net Just Aviation". Planespotters.net. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Australia-Asia-Airlines. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

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