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Australia Asia Airlines

Airline of Australia and Taiwan (1990–1996)

Australia Asia Airlines (澳亞航空公司 Àoyà Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a subsidiary of Qantas founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Qantas to continue flying to Taiwan from Australia.2 It is headquartered in City of Botany Bay.1 It is part of Qantas Airways.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1
  • HeadquartersCity of Botany Bay1

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Australia Asia Airlines Boeing 747SP Wheatley
Photo: John M. Wheatley, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

Australia Asia Airlines (澳亞航空公司 Àoyà Hángkōng Gōngsī) was a subsidiary of Qantas founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Qantas to continue flying to Taiwan from Australia.2

Corporate structure

Australia Asia Airlines is part of a group headed by Qantas Airways. 15 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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.

The airline operated two Boeing 747SPs and a Boeing 767 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, according to History of Qantas.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Australia Asia Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Destinations

Asia

Philippines

Manila – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Stop-over)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taipei – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport

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Oceania

Australia

Sydney Airport (Base)

Fleet

2 Boeing 747SP

1 Boeing 767-300ER

From Wikipedia’s article on Australia Asia Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1996Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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