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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Qantas Empire Airways canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airline ⓘ
defunct airline ⓘ
alliance British Empire air network ⓘ
alsoKnownAs QEA ⓘ
associatedWith Australian government air policy ⓘ
British government air policy ⓘ
Imperial Airways ⓘ
basedInEmpire British Empire ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
fleetType propeller aircraft ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Imperial Airways ⓘ
Qantas ⓘ
headquartersCountry Australia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Sydney ⓘ
historicalEra World War II era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundation of Australia’s international air services ⓘ
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 ⓘ
operating the "Kangaroo Route" between Australia and the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kangaroo Route

operating wartime air services for the Allies ⓘ
pioneering long over-water flights ⓘ
operatedAircraftType Consolidated PBY Catalina ⓘ
Short Empire flying boat ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ
operatedAsPredecessorOf Qantas Airways ⓘ
linked to: Qantas
operatedOnRoute Australia–India route ⓘ
Australia–Middle East route ⓘ
Australia–Singapore route ⓘ
Australia–United Kingdom route ⓘ
Kangaroo Route ⓘ
operationalFocus Empire airmail services ⓘ
long-haul international routes ⓘ
operationalStatus defunct ⓘ
parentCompany Qantas Airways ⓘ
linked to: Qantas
predecessor Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services ⓘ
primaryRole international airline ⓘ
regionServed Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
serviceType airmail transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
successor Qantas Airways ⓘ
linked to: Qantas
transportMode air transport ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Tasman Empire Airways Limited → foundedBy → Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ
Tasman Empire Airways Limited → shareholder → Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ
Short Empire flying boat → primaryUser → Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ
London–Sydney → wasOperatedBy → Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ
British Empire air services → component → Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ