Express Freighters Australia
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| AOC # | CASA.AOC.0002 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Qantas Freight | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
Express Freighters Australia is a cargo airline based in Sydney, Australia. It was established in August 2006 and is wholly owned by Qantas Freight, a subsidiary of Qantas.[1]
History[edit]
It commenced operations on 24 October 2006, initially operating one Boeing 737-300,[2] and expanded to four aircraft during 2007.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Fleet[edit]
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The Express Freighters Australia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021):[3]
The three 737-300 aircraft were formerly part of the Qantas passenger-carrying fleet and are still owned by Qantas.[4] Express Freighters Australia also operates a Boeing 767-300F and Airbus A330P2F on behalf of its parent company Qantas Freight.[1][5][6] All Three 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 airports. [7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Qantas subsidiaries". Qantas Airways. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Australian air Express Media Release Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 4.
- ^ 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[edit]
Media related to Express Freighters Australia at Wikimedia Commons
