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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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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

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

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Travolta
Actor
18-Feb-1954   Saturday Night Fever


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