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Qantas Freight

Qantas Freight is a cargo airline owned by Qantas.[1] It is the owner of freight airline Express Freighters Australia, freight forwarder Qantas Courier and trucking company Jets Transport Express. Qantas Freight was also a partner in two joint ventures with Australia Post: Australian airExpress, specialising in door-to-door package delivery, and StarTrack, a road freight company.[1][2] In November 2012, Qantas Freight acquired full ownership of Australia air Express and divested its shareholding in Star Track to Australia Post. Qantas Freight was also the owner of Asian-based freight forwarder DPEXWorldwide until that company was acquired by its competitor Toll Holdings in 2010.[3] Qantas Freight is also responsible for placing freight in the hold of Qantas and Jetstar operated international and domestic services.

Qantas Freight
Qantas Freight Airbus A330-202/P2F, operated by Express Freighters Australia
IATA ICAO Call sign
QF QFA QANTAS
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
Hubs
SubsidiariesExpress Freighters Australia
Fleet size8
Parent companyQantas
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key peopleCam Wallace (CEO, Qantas International & Freight)
Websitewww.qantasfreight.com

Destinations

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As of October 2024, Qantas Freight directly serves 50 international and 80 domestic destinations. Qantas Freight has the ability to reach 480 global destinations through its airline partners, including Emirates, which it signed a cargo cooperation agreement with in 2024.[4]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
AustraliaAdelaideAdelaide Airport[5]
BrisbaneBrisbane AirportHub[5]
CairnsCairns Airport[5]
DarwinDarwin Airport[5]
HobartHobart Airport[5]
LauncestonLaunceston Airport[5]
MackayMackay Airport[5]
MelbourneMelbourne AirportHub[5]
PerthPerth Airport[5]
RockhamptonRockhampton Airport[5]
SydneySydney AirportHub[5]
TownsvilleTownsville Airport[5]
ChinaChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International Airport[6]
Hong KongHong Kong International Airport[6]
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport[6]
IndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport[6]
New ZealandAucklandAuckland Airport[6]
ChristchurchChristchurch Airport[6]
ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport[6]
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport[6]
ChicagoO'Hare International Airport[6]
DallasDallas Fort Worth International Airport[6]
HonoluluDaniel K. Inouye International Airport[6]
Los AngelesLos Angeles International Airport[6]
New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport[6]

Fleet

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Airbus A321-200/P2F branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2022
Boeing 737-400SF branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2020
Boeing 767-300F at Sydney Airport in 2018 in the 2007 livery
Boeing 747-400F at Sydney Airport in 2025, wearing the Atlas Air livery

As of November 2024, Qantas Freight subsidiary Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft:[7]

Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A321-200/P2F 6 6[8][9] Launch customer.
Operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.[10][11][12]
Deliveries through FY26.[9]
Airbus A330-200/P2F 2[13][14] — Converted from Qantas aircraft and delivered from 2023.[15]
One operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.
Total 8 6

As of November 2024, Qantas Freight wet-leases 14 aircraft that operate both domestic and international services on behalf of the airline, these include:

Fleet development

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As at 2010, Qantas Freight wet leased three Boeing 747-400Fs from Atlas Air.[22]

In June 2016, one Boeing 737-400F, two Boeing 737-300Fs and three BAe 146s were rebranded and are operated as a dedicated fleet for Australia Post and StarTrack.[21]

In April 2019, Qantas Freight announced it would wet lease two Atlas Air Boeing 747-8Fs to replace its two wet leased Boeing 747-400Fs.[23] The first aircraft landed in Sydney on 27 August with small Qantas Freight decals applied (visible when the forward nose cargo door is open), with the second due later in the week.[24]

In August 2019, Qantas Freight announced a deal with Australia Post which was worth $1.4 billion. Included in the deal was Qantas Freight's announcement of the purchase of the world's first A321P2F, of which they ordered three to be delivered from October 2020.[11][25]

In December 2019, ASL Airlines Australia (formally Pionair) put the first BAe 146 into service on a wet-lease for Qantas Freight[26] since then this has steadily increased to have all five of ASL's BAe 146 aircraft operating for Qantas.[19]

In February 2023, Qantas announced that three additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.[9][27]

In May 2024, Aerlink announced it would operate a wet-leased ATR 72-200F, VH-AK3,[28] for Qantas Freight in Queensland, between Brisbane, Mackay and Rockhampton, with the service beginning in late June 2024.[16][29]

Former fleet

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Aircraft Number Introduced Retired Replacement
Boeing 737-300F 4 2013 2024 Airbus A321-200/P2F
Boeing 737-400F 1 2017 2024
Boeing 767-300F 1 2010 2024 Airbus A330-200/P2F[30]

Price-fixing case

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Legal action was brought in the United States against a number of airlines' freight operations over allegations of price fixing between 2000 and 2006, including Qantas Freight. Following the imposition of a fine of US$300 million on British Airways, in November 2007, Qantas Freight agreed to plead guilty in a US court and was fined US$61 million.[31] In a separate development the former head of Qantas Freight in the United States was sentenced to eight months imprisonment in May 2008.[32] The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission also launched legal action in Australia, and in October 2008, Qantas' management agreed to settle the case with a fine of A$20 million.[33] Qantas is also facing a number of class action lawsuits.[33]

References

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  1. 1 2 Qantas subsidiaries page. Retrieved: 20 April 2012
  2. ↑ Star Track Express - About Us. Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Toll Group announces Asian acquisition and provides trading update Toll Holdings 21 February 2011
  4. ↑ "Route maps". Qantas Freight.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Domestic route map" (PDF). Qantas Freight.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "International route map" (PDF). Qantas Freight.
  7. ↑ Qantas Freight - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "Qantas snubs Boeing to order six more A321s freighters". Australian Aviation. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Qantas Group Updates Fleet Plan To Boost Capacity". 23 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Australia's Qantas Freight to add A321 freighters from 4Q20". Ch-Aviation. 12 August 2019.
  11. 1 2 Knight, Dominic Powell, Elizabeth (9 August 2019). "'This is pretty big': Qantas, AusPost seal $1.4bn deal to tackle online shopping". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Aviation Photo #6197717: Airbus A321-231(P2F) - Qantas Freight (Express Freighters Australia)". Airliners.net. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Qantas welcomes 1st A330-200P2F". Scramble. 23 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Qantas adds second EFW-converted A330P2F". Air Cargo News. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Qantas to convert two A330-200s into freighters". Ch-Aviation. 7 December 2021.
  16. 1 2 Curran, Andrew (11 July 2024). "Australia's Aerlink starts flight ops for Qantas Freight". ch-aviation. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - ZK-AWA". Flightradar24. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - ZK-TLF". Flightradar24. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  19. 1 2 Curran, Andrew (23 May 2024). "Qantas Group ends B767 operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Atlas Air Extends Partnership with Qantas Freight". Yahoo Finance. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Qantas establishes dedicated freighter fleet for Australia Post". Australian Aviation. 2 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Qantas Freight Enterprises Australian Aviation issue 273 July 2010 page 46
  23. ↑ "BOEING 747-8F TO JOIN QANTAS FREIGHT FLEET". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  24. ↑ "Media Releases - JUMBO SIZED DELIVERY FOR QANTAS FREIGHT TOUCHES DOWN". Qantas. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  25. ↑ Aussies eye more A321P2Fs Airliner World October 2022 page 19
  26. ↑ Lee, Jeff (27 December 2019). "Pionair Australia BAe 146-300QT enters service for Qantas Freight". CARGOFACTS.COM. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  27. ↑ Australia Post bolsters fleet for Christmas rush Australasian Transport News 18 October 2024
  28. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - VH-AK3". Flightradar24. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  29. ↑ Times, STAT (30 May 2024). "ACIA delivers two ATR 72-212 large cargo door freighters to Aerlink". www.stattimes. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  30. ↑ "Qantas Group ends B767 operations". Ch-Aviation. 23 May 2024.
  31. ↑ Qantas admits cargo price fixing, BBC News 27 November 2007
  32. ↑ Jail for former Qantas boss in cargo price-fixing cartel Sydney Morning Herald 10 May 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  33. 1 2 "Qantas fined $20m for price fixing", ABC News, 28 October 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
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