Qantas Freight is a cargo airline owned by Qantas. 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.Qantas subsidiaries page. Retrieved: 20 April 2012Star Track Express - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008. 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.Toll Group announces Asian acquisition and provides trading update Toll Holdings 21 February 2011 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.
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsAustraliaAdelaideAdelaide Airport BrisbaneBrisbane AirportCairnsCairns Airport DarwinDarwin Airport HobartHobart Airport LauncestonLaunceston Airport MackayMackay Airport MelbourneMelbourne AirportPerthPerth Airport RockhamptonRockhampton Airport SydneySydney Airport Western Sydney International AirportTownsvilleTownsville Airport ChinaChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International Airport Hong KongHong Kong International Airport ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport IndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport New ZealandAucklandAuckland Airport ChristchurchChristchurch Airport ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ChicagoO'Hare International Airport DallasDallas Fort Worth International Airport HonoluluDaniel K. Inouye International Airport Los AngelesLos Angeles International Airport New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Fleet
As of November 2024, Qantas Freight subsidiary Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft:Qantas Freight - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
+AircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesAirbus A321-200/P2F75Launch customer.Operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.Deliveries through FY26. Airbus A330-200/P2F2—Converted from Qantas aircraft and delivered from 2023.One operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.Total95 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) Airwork - 2 Boeing 737-400F ASL Australia (Pionair) - 3 BAe 146-200 (QT) & 2 BAe 146-300 (QT) Atlas Air - 2 Boeing 747-400F National Jet Express - 3 BAe 146-300 (QT)
Fleet development As at 2010, Qantas Freight wet leased three Boeing 747-400Fs from Atlas Air.Qantas Freight Enterprises Australian Aviation issue 273 July 2010 page 46
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.
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. 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.
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.Aussies eye more A321P2Fs Airliner World October 2022 page 19
In December 2019, ASL Airlines Australia (formally Pionair) put the first BAe 146 into service on a wet-lease for Qantas Freight since then this has steadily increased to have all five of ASL's BAe 146 aircraft operating for Qantas.
In February 2023, Qantas announced that three additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.Australia Post bolsters fleet for Christmas rush Australasian Transport News 18 October 2024
In May 2024, Aerlink announced it would operate a wet-leased ATR 72-200F, VH-AK3, for Qantas Freight in Queensland, between Brisbane, Mackay and Rockhampton, with the service beginning in late June 2024.
Former fleet +AircraftNumberIntroducedRetiredReplacementBoeing 737-300F420132024Airbus A321-200/P2FBoeing 737-400F120172024Boeing 767-300F120102024Airbus A330-200/P2F
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.Qantas admits cargo price fixing, BBC News 27 November 2007 In a separate development the former head of Qantas Freight in the United States was sentenced to eight months imprisonment in May 2008. Sydney Morning Herald 10 May 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008. 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. Qantas is also facing a number of class action lawsuits."Qantas fined $20m for price fixing", ABC News, 28 October 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
References
External links
Official website