Company:Qantas Freight

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Short description: Cargo airline of Australia
Qantas Freight
File:Qantas Freight Logo.svg
Qantas Freight Airbus A330-202/P2F, operated by Express Freighters Australia
IATA ICAO Callsign
QF QFA QANTAS
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
Hubs
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Sydney
SubsidiariesExpress Freighters Australia
Fleet size9
Parent companyQantas
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key peopleCam Wallace (CEO, Qantas International & Freight)
Websitewww.qantasfreight.com

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.

Destinations

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
Australia Adelaide Adelaide Airport [5]
Brisbane Brisbane Airport Template:Airline hub [5]
Cairns Cairns Airport [5]
Darwin Darwin Airport [5]
Hobart Hobart Airport [5]
Launceston Launceston Airport [5]
Mackay Mackay Airport [5]
Melbourne Melbourne Airport Template:Airline hub [5]
Perth Perth Airport [5]
Rockhampton Rockhampton Airport [5]
Sydney Sydney Airport [5]
Western Sydney International Airport
Townsville Townsville Airport [5]
China Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport [6]
Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport [6]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport [6]
Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport [6]
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport [6]
Christchurch Christchurch Airport [6]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [6]
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport [6]
Chicago O'Hare International Airport [6]
Dallas Dallas Fort Worth International Airport [6]
Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport [6]
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport [6]
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport [6]

Fleet

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

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

Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A321-200/P2F 7[8] 5[9][10] Launch customer.
Operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.[11][12][13]
Deliveries through FY26.[10]
Airbus A330-200/P2F 2[14][15] — Converted from Qantas aircraft and delivered from 2023.[16]
One operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.
Total 9 5

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

  • Aerlink - 1 ATR 72-200F (VH-AK3)[17]
  • Airwork - 2 Boeing 737-400F[18][19]
  • ASL Australia (Pionair) - 3 BAe 146-200 (QT) & 2 BAe 146-300 (QT)[20]
  • Atlas Air - 2 Boeing 747-400F[21]
  • National Jet Express - 3 BAe 146-300 (QT)[22]

Fleet development

As at 2010, Qantas Freight wet leased three Boeing 747-400Fs from Atlas Air.[23]

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.[22]

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.[24] 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.[25]

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.[12][26]

In December 2019, ASL Airlines Australia (formally Pionair) put the first BAe 146 into service on a wet-lease for Qantas Freight[27] since then this has steadily increased to have all five of ASL's BAe 146 aircraft operating for Qantas.[20]

In February 2023, Qantas announced that three additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.[10][28]

In May 2024, Aerlink announced it would operate a wet-leased ATR 72-200F, VH-AK3,[29] for Qantas Freight in Queensland, between Brisbane, Mackay and Rockhampton, with the service beginning in late June 2024.[17][30]

Former fleet

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[31]

Price-fixing case

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.[32] In a separate development the former head of Qantas Freight in the United States was sentenced to eight months imprisonment in May 2008.[33] 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.[34] Qantas is also facing a number of class action lawsuits.[34]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Qantas subsidiaries page. Retrieved: 20 April 2012
  2. ↑ Star Track Express - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Toll Group announces Asian acquisition and provides trading update Toll Holdings 21 February 2011
  4. ↑ "Route maps". https://freight.qantas.com/freight-planning/route-map.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 "Domestic route map". https://freight.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/freight/network-maps/qantas-freight-domestic-network-map.pdf. 
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 "International route map". https://freight.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/freight/network-maps/qantas-freight-global-network-map.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Qantas Freight - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "CASA Aircraft Register - EXPRESS FREIGHTERS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, A321-231". 2026-09-12. https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=&search_api_fulltext=%22+EXPRESS+FREIGHTERS+AUSTRALIA+PTY+LIMITED%22&field_tx_aircraft_manufacturer=&dt_first_registered%5Bmin%5D=&dt_first_registered%5Bmax%5D=&field_tx_aircraft_model=A321-231. 
  9. ↑ "Qantas snubs Boeing to order six more A321s freighters" (in en-AU). 15 August 2022. https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/08/qantas-snubs-boeing-to-order-six-more-a321s-freighters/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Qantas Group Updates Fleet Plan To Boost Capacity". 23 February 2023. https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-updates-fleet-plan-to-boost-capacity/. 
  11. ↑ "Australia's Qantas Freight to add A321 freighters from 4Q20". 12 August 2019. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/80609-australias-qantas-freight-to-add-a321-freighters-from-4q20. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Knight, Dominic Powell, Elizabeth (2019-08-09). "'This is pretty big': Qantas, AusPost seal $1.4bn deal to tackle online shopping" (in en). https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/this-is-pretty-big-qantas-auspost-seal-1-4bn-deal-to-tackle-online-shopping-20190809-p52ffw.html. 
  13. ↑ "Aviation Photo #6197717: Airbus A321-231(P2F) - Qantas Freight (Express Freighters Australia)". https://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas-Freight-Express-Freighters-Australia/Airbus-A321-231-P2F/6197717. 
  14. ↑ "Qantas welcomes 1st A330-200P2F". Scramble. 23 September 2023. https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/qantas-welcomes-1st-a330-200p2f. 
  15. ↑ "Qantas adds second EFW-converted A330P2F". Air Cargo News. 21 December 2023. https://www.aircargonews.net/services/freighter-conversions-mro/qantas-adds-second-efw-converted-a330p2f/. 
  16. ↑ "Qantas to convert two A330-200s into freighters". 7 December 2021. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/110446-qantas-to-convert-two-a330-200s-into-freighters. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Curran, Andrew (2024-07-11). "Australia's Aerlink starts flight ops for Qantas Freight". https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/142428-australias-aerlink-starts-flight-ops-for-qantas-freight. 
  18. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - ZK-AWA" (in en). https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-awa. 
  19. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - ZK-TLF" (in en). https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-tlf. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Curran, Andrew (2024-05-23). "Qantas Group ends B767 operations". https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140606-qantas-group-ends-b767-operations. 
  21. ↑ "Atlas Air Extends Partnership with Qantas Freight" (in en-US). 2022-08-11. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlas-air-extends-partnership-qantas-120000613.html. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Qantas establishes dedicated freighter fleet for Australia Post". Australian Aviation. 2 May 2016. http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/05/qantas-establishes-dedicated-freighter-fleet-for-australia-post/. 
  23. ↑ Qantas Freight Enterprises Australian Aviation issue 273 July 2010 page 46
  24. ↑ "BOEING 747-8F TO JOIN QANTAS FREIGHT FLEET". 4 April 2019. https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/boeing-747-8f-to-join-qantas-freight-fleet/. 
  25. ↑ "Media Releases - JUMBO SIZED DELIVERY FOR QANTAS FREIGHT TOUCHES DOWN" (in en). https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/jumbo-sized-delivery-for-qantas-freight-touches-down/. 
  26. ↑ Aussies eye more A321P2Fs Airliner World October 2022 page 19
  27. ↑ Lee, Jeff (2019-12-27). "Pionair Australia BAe 146-300QT enters service for Qantas Freight" (in en-US). https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/pionair-australia-bae-146-300qt-enters-service-for-qantas-freight/. 
  28. ↑ Australia Post bolsters fleet for Christmas rush Australasian Transport News 18 October 2024
  29. ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - VH-AK3" (in en). https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-ak3. 
  30. ↑ Times, STAT (2024-05-30). "ACIA delivers two ATR 72-212 large cargo door freighters to Aerlink" (in en). https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/acia-delivers-two-atr-72-212-large-cargo-door-freighters-to-aerlink-1352230?infinitescroll=1. 
  31. ↑ "Qantas Group ends B767 operations". Ch-Aviation. 23 May 2024. https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140606-qantas-group-ends-b767-operations. 
  32. ↑ Qantas admits cargo price fixing, BBC News 27 November 2007
  33. ↑ Template:Deprecated archive Sydney Morning Herald 10 May 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "Qantas fined $20m for price fixing", ABC News, 28 October 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.

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