Originally Posted by
NGsim
NZ is their ICAO designator is it not?! Given the chosen forum I personally assume anytime I see QF we're referring to an airline rather than the quarter finals of something or the Qatar foundation or the QF hotel in Dresden according to Google.....
No it is not, it is their IATA designator... all IATA codes are 2 letters or a combination of letter and number (e.g. 3K for Jetstar Asia).
Their ICAO designator is ANZ, all ICAO codes are 3 alpha... e.g. VOZ for VA, QFA for QF, AAL for American/AA.