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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Antarctica
| logo = Logo of Air Antarctica.png
| logo_size = 200
| IATA = AQ
| ICAO = AQA
| callsign = AIR ANTARCTICA
| aoc =
| hubs = <!-- Hubs should be listed alphabetically, not by size -->
{{unbulleted list
| [[Rothera Cheshire International Airport|Rothera]]
  }}
| secondary_hubs = <!-- Focus Cities should be listed alphabetically, not by size --> {{unbulleted list
| [[TBD Airport]]
| [[TBD Airport]]
  }}
| focus_cities = {{unbulleted list
| TBD
  }}
| frequent_flyer =
| alliance =
| fleet_size = TBD
| destinations = TBD
| parent = TBD
| num_employees = 25,000
| revenue = $2.1 billion
| operating_income = $735 million
| founded = {{start date and years ago|df=y|1947|02|15}}
| headquarters = [[Rothera]]
| key_people =
| subsidiaries = {{unbulleted list
  }}
| website = {{URL|airantarctica.ga}}
}}
'''Air Antarctica''' is the {{wpl|flag carrier}} and the {{wpl|largest airline}} of [[Antarctic Circle States|Antarctica]] by size and passengers carried. Air Antarctica is based at [[TBDDISTRICT]], [[Rothera]]. The airline, founded in 1947, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to TBD destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the [[TBD Alliance]]. Air Antarctica's major hubs are at [[Rothera Cheshire International Airport]] (RCS) and [[Nishino-ura International Airport]] (NSU). The airline's regional service is [[Air Antarctica Bullet]], a {{wpl|low-cost airline}} that operates domestic services within the [[Antarctic Circle States]].
 
The national airline originated from the [[Government of Antarctic Circle States|Antarctican federal government]]'s 1947 creation of '''Trans-Antarctic Airways''' ([[Trans-Antarctic Airways|TAA]]), which began operating its first {{wpl|transcontinental flight}} routes in 1952. In 1983, TCA was renamed Air Antarctica following its independence. The airline was privatized in 1990. Air Antarctica was awarded Airline of the Year in 2012 and 2019 by the [[TBD Global Airline Awards]]. In 2019, Air Antarctica was ranked the safest airline in the world by {{wpl|JACDEC}}. As of March 2023, Qantas had a 80 per cent share of the Antarctican domestic market and carried 39.4 per cent of all passengers travelling into and out of A.C.S..
 
==History==
==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Air Antarctica destinations}}
Air Antarctica flies to TBD domestic destinations and TBD international destinations in TBD countries on the continents of [[Frigo]], [[Stratea]], [[Abos]], and the [[Furbish Islands|the Furbish Islands]].
==Fleet==
{{Main|Air Antarctica fleet}}
==Corporate affairs==
==Services==
==Cabin==
==Liveries==
==Accidents and incidents==
{{Main|List of Air Antarctica accidents and incidents}}
As of January 2023, Air Antarctica has had five hull losses and one hijacking. The airline's worst accident was [[Flight 103]] on 28 November 1979, which crashed into Mount Erebus during a landing attempt at [[Richard T. Williams International Airport|Willy Field]] killing all 257 on board.
==Controversies==
==Awards==
 
{{ACS topics}}
{{Manala topics}}
[[Category:Antarctica]]
[[Category:Companies in Antarctic Circle States]]
[[Category:Manala]]

Revision as of 23:27, 3 March 2023

Air Antarctica
Logo of Air Antarctica.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
AQ AQA AIR ANTARCTICA
Founded15 February 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-15)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
  • TBD
Fleet sizeTBD
DestinationsTBD
Parent companyTBD
HeadquartersRothera
Revenue$2.1 billion
Operating income$735 million
Employees25,000
Websiteairantarctica.ga

Air Antarctica is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Antarctica by size and passengers carried. Air Antarctica is based at TBDDISTRICT, Rothera. The airline, founded in 1947, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to TBD destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the TBD Alliance. Air Antarctica's major hubs are at Rothera Cheshire International Airport (RCS) and Nishino-ura International Airport (NSU). The airline's regional service is Air Antarctica Bullet, a low-cost airline that operates domestic services within the Antarctic Circle States.

The national airline originated from the Antarctican federal government's 1947 creation of Trans-Antarctic Airways (TAA), which began operating its first transcontinental flight routes in 1952. In 1983, TCA was renamed Air Antarctica following its independence. The airline was privatized in 1990. Air Antarctica was awarded Airline of the Year in 2012 and 2019 by the TBD Global Airline Awards. In 2019, Air Antarctica was ranked the safest airline in the world by JACDEC. As of March 2023, Qantas had a 80 per cent share of the Antarctican domestic market and carried 39.4 per cent of all passengers travelling into and out of A.C.S..

History

Destinations

Main article: List of Air Antarctica destinations

Air Antarctica flies to TBD domestic destinations and TBD international destinations in TBD countries on the continents of Frigo, Stratea, Abos, and the the Furbish Islands.

Fleet

Main article: Air Antarctica fleet

Corporate affairs

Services

Cabin

Liveries

Accidents and incidents

Main article: List of Air Antarctica accidents and incidents

As of January 2023, Air Antarctica has had five hull losses and one hijacking. The airline's worst accident was Flight 103 on 28 November 1979, which crashed into Mount Erebus during a landing attempt at Willy Field killing all 257 on board.

Controversies

Awards

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