Qantas Airways
Qantas Airways is a leading Australian airline providing both international and domestic air transportation services. The company also offers holiday tours and support activities such as catering, IT, ground handling, and engineering. Known for its safety and reliability, Qantas holds a strong market position in the aviation industry.
Short position
Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN) has 1.67% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 25,322,830 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has risen 0.50 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.37% in July 2014. QAN is classified in the Transportation industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Profile, insiders and operations
Company
AI-generated research profile of Qantas Airways
Operations exposure
New South WalesSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Sydney hub and corporate operations
QueenslandSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Brisbane operations and tourism demand
VictoriaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Melbourne hub and maintenance
Western AustraliaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Perth hub and FIFO travel
Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.
QAN intelligence dossier
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