Qantas Freight

Qantas Freight is a subsidiary company of Australia's largest airline Qantas, responsible for the air cargo operations of the Qantas group.[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 fully acquired 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
IATA ICAO Callsign
QF QFA QANTAS
Founded2001
Operating basesSydney Airport
Melbourne Airport
Brisbane Airport
SubsidiariesExpress Freighters Australia
Fleet size15
Destinations130
Parent companyQantas
HeadquartersSydney
Websitewww.qantasfreight.com

Destinations

As of September 2013 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 2013.[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]
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport[6]
Hong KongHong KongHong Kong 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]
Dallas/Fort WorthDallas/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
An Airbus A321-200/P2F branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2022.
A Boeing 737-400SF branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2020.
A Boeing 767-300F at Sydney Airport in 2018, wearing the 2007 livery.
A formerly leased Boeing 747-400F at Melbourne Airport in 2008, wearing the Atlas Air livery.

In addition to placing freight on board the international and domestic flights of Qantas and Jetstar,[7] Qantas Freight operates the following aircraft, as of January 2023:[8][9]

Aircraft In Service Order Operator Notes
Airbus A321-200/P2F 3 9[10][11] Express Freighters Australia Operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.[12][13][14]
Deliveries through to FY26.[11]
Airbus A330-200/P2F 1[15] 1 Express Freighters Australia[15] Converted from Qantas aircraft and delivered from 2023.[16]
One operated for Australia Post/StarTrack.[17]
British Aerospace Bae 146-300/QT 4[18] — National Jet Express[19] 3 branded for Australia Post/StarTrack.[19]
Boeing 737-300/SF 4 — Express Freighters Australia[18] 2 branded for Australia Post/StarTrack.[19]
To be replaced by Airbus A321-200/P2F from 2024.
Boeing 737-400/SF 1 — Express Freighters Australia Branded for Australia Post/StarTrack.[19]
To be replaced by Airbus A321-200/P2F from 2024.
Boeing 747-8F 2 — Atlas Air Wet-leased from Atlas Air, replaced the Boeing 747-400Fs.[20]
Boeing 767-300F 1 — Express Freighters Australia [21]
Total 16 10

In June 2016, the 737-400F, two of the 737-300Fs and three BAe 146s were rebranded and are operated as a dedicated fleet for Australia Post and StarTrack.[19]

In April 2019, Qantas Freight announced it would wet lease two Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F aircraft to replace the two current wet-leased 747-400F aircraft.[22] The first aircraft landed in Sydney on 27 August with small Qantas Freight stickers applied, with the second due later in the week.[23]

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 3 to be delivered from October 2020.[13]

In February 2023, Qantas announced that 3 additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.[11]

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.[24] In a separate development the former head of Qantas Freight in the United States was sentenced to eight months imprisonment in May 2008.[25] 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.[26] Qantas is also facing a number of class action lawsuits.[26]

References
  1. 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. "Domestic route map" (PDF). Qantas Freight.
  6. "International route map" (PDF). Qantas Freight.
  7. Qantas Freight - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  8. "Fleet". Qantas Freight.
  9. "Qantas Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Qantas snubs Boeing to order six more A321s freighters". Australian Aviation. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  11. "Qantas Group Updates Fleet Plan To Boost Capacity". 23 February 2023.
  12. "Australia's Qantas Freight to add A321 freighters from 4Q20". Ch-Aviation. 12 August 2019.
  13. Knight, Dominic Powell, Elizabeth (9 August 2019). "'This is pretty big': Qantas, AusPost seal $1.4bn deal to tackle online shopping". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "Aviation Photo #6197717: Airbus A321-231(P2F) - Qantas Freight (Express Freighters Australia)". Airliners.net. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. "Qantas welcomes 1st A330-200P2F". Scramble. 23 September 2023.
  16. "Qantas to convert two A330-200s into freighters". Ch-Aviation. 7 December 2021.
  17. "Qantas to convert two passenger A330s into freighters". simpleflying.com. 7 December 2021.
  18. "747F for Qantas Freight". Australian Aviation. 26 April 2013.
  19. "Qantas establishes dedicated freighter fleet for Australia Post". Australian Aviation. 2 May 2016.
  20. Taylor, Ellis (4 April 2019). "Qantas Freight to upsize to 747-8Fs". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  21. "Qantas Increases Tasman Freighter Capacity by 40 Per Cent". www.finchannel.com. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  22. "BOEING 747-8F TO JOIN QANTAS FREIGHT FLEET". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  23. "Media Releases - JUMBO SIZED DELIVERY FOR QANTAS FREIGHT TOUCHES DOWN". Qantas. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  24. Qantas admits cargo price fixing, BBC News 27 November 2007
  25. Rochfort, Scott. "Jail for former Qantas boss in cargo price-fixing cartel", Sydney Morning Herald 10 May 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
  26. "Qantas fined $20m for price fixing", ABC News, 28 October 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.

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