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IATA Code: TN
ICAO Code: TAA
Known As: Australian Airlines
Full Name: Australian Airlines Ltd.
Country: Australia
Callsign: Australian
History:
In
1946, the Commonwealth Government established the Australian National
Airlines Commission which operated as Trans-Australia Airlines.
TAA was effectively the government's new domestic state airline in
direct and fierce competition with the already existing independent
carrier, Australian National Airways - ANA.
TAA quickly took over QANTAS's domestic route network allowing the two
state airlines to handle domestic and international services
independently.
In 1986 TAA was renamed Australian Airlines and the new livery
was very modern with the old jumping kangaroo logo on the fin and the
title 'AUSTRALIAN' on the fuselage.
Boeing 737-300s and 737-400s were added to the fleet.
The most modern airliners from the TAA fleet also saw service in
the new Australian Airlines fleet the largest type was the Airbus
A300 wide body jet.
The airline lost it's identity when the QANTAS Group purchased the
airline in 1992.
Logo:
Information Source:
Logo: http://www.aerosite.net
History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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