Express Freighters Australia
| |||||||
| Founded | August 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 24 October 2006 | ||||||
| AOC # | CASA.AOC.0002 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | Qantas Freight | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
Express Freighters Australia is a cargo airline based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in August 2006 and is wholly owned by Qantas Freight, a subsidiary of Qantas.[1]
History
Express Freighters Australia commenced operations on 24 October 2006, initially operating one Boeing 737-300 on a wet lease from Australian airExpress.[2][3] and expanded to four aircraft during 2007.
The four 737s supplanted Boeing 727-200s previously operated on behalf of Australian airExpress (itself a joint venture between Qantas Freight and Australia Post) by National Jet Systems.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of August 2025, Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft:[4]
Former fleet
Express Freighters Australia previously operated the following aircraft:
Three 737-300 aircraft were formerly part of the Qantas passenger-carrying fleet and are still owned by Qantas.[5] Express Freighters Australia also formally operated a Boeing 767-300F and currently operates a pair of Airbus A330P2F on behalf of its parent company Qantas Freight.[1][6][7] All five Airbus A321P2Fs have been delivered to Express Freight Australia and are in service flying around Australia to major airports like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Perth.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Qantas subsidiaries". Qantas. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Australian air Express plans future expansion Australian air Express 31 October 2006
- ^ Qantas to form freight subsidiary Australian Aviation issue 232 October 2006 page 22
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Express Freighters Australia". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
- ^ Australian civil aircraft register search Archived 11 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, using "Boeing 737-376" as the search parameter. Search conducted 6 May 2011.
- ^ "QF ups freight capacity on Tasman". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "VH-EBF CASA Registration Search". CASA. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Qantas First to Fly Airbus A321P2F Airliner World October 2019 page 12
External links
Media related to Express Freighters Australia at Wikimedia Commons