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Post by Daniel 18th June 2010, 02:20

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Basic Information
Company Name: Australian Airlines Pty. Ltd.
Parent Company: Arcacian Airlines Ltd.
Fleet Size: 52 Boeing 737-400s, 8 Embraer 170s
Main Hub: Kingsford-Smith International Airport
Secondary Hubs: Melbourne International Airport, Brisbane International Airport
Focus Cities: Adelaide, Perth, Alice Springs
Destinations: 54

Australian Airlines is a full service airline which serves Australian domestic and selected short-haul international destinations.

Australian Airlines started in 1946 as Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) and was Australia's premier domestic airline. In 1986 it changed its name to Australian Airlines. In 1992 it was sold to Qantas by the Australian Government and shut down in 1996. Qantas revived the brand in 2001 as a full service economy airline flying a small fleet of Boeing 767s in a ghastly orange livery. It didn't last long, with the airline closing for good in 2006 and the assets re-absorbed into Qantas.

Arcacian Airlines purchased the brand from Qantas in 2010, along with all associated rights, for an undisclosed amount. This reincarnation of Australian Airlines uses the familiar retro "little Australian" livery of the 1980s and '90s.

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Australian Airlines Boeing 737 in flight

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Rout Map

The original 1986 ads which aired on Australian TV. These tear-jerkers were used to introduce the Australian Airlines brand after the airline changed its name from the highly trusted Trans Australia Airlines (TAA):