A000836
revised
AU-VU:EOAS
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
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English
AACR2
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Corporate Body
created
2000-12-01
human
Ailie Smith
updated
2025-11-05
human
https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000836b.htm
corporateBody
Imperial Airways
AACR2
1924
1939
Start Place
Britain
Location
Britain
Aviation or Aeronautical Industries
Imperial Airways was first established in 1924. In the 1930s the company began associations with the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS Limited) when the two companies began attempting to set up an air service between Britain and Australia. In 1934 they jointly formed Qantas Empire Airways Limited, each owning a half-share. The Australian Government purchased all shares in Qantas Empire Airways in 1947. Imperial Airways has undergone several name changes and is known now British Airways.
Qantas Empire Airways Limited, Commonwealth of Australia (1934 - 1967)
Wikidata
Trove
'Imperial Airways', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Imperial Airways
Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988
Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Technology in Australia 1788-1988
Online
Melbourne
Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
2000