While Qantas has never had a fatal jet airliner accident, the Australian national airline suffered losses in its early days before the widespread adoption of jets in civilian aviation.
[1] These were mainly biplanes or flying boats servicing routes in Queensland and New Guinea.
[2] The incidents between 1942 and 1944 were during World War II, when Qantas Empire Airways operated on behalf of the military.
[3] While strictly speaking not accidents, the shootdowns of G-AETZ and G-AEUH are included for completeness.
In 2014 and 2023, Qantas was rated the world's safest airline by Airline Ratings.