QantasLink

{{Infobox airline

| airline = QantasLink

| logo = QantasLink logo.svg

| logo_size =

| image = QantasLink, operated by National Jet Systems, (VH-X4B) Airbus A220-300 landing at Canberra Airport.jpg

| caption = QantasLink A220-300 operated by National Jet Systems

| IATA = QF

| ICAO = {{ubl|QLK{{efn|On flights operated by Eastern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines}}|QJE{{efn|On flights operated by National Jet Systems}}|NWK{{efn|On flights operated by Network Aviation}}|QFA{{efn|On flights operated by Alliance Airlines}}}}

| callsign = {{ubl|Q-LINK|Q-JET|NET-LINK|QANTAS}}

| founded = {{start date and age|2002|||df=yes}}

| alliance = {{nowrap|Oneworld (affiliate)}}

| subsidiaries =

| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap

| Adelaide

| Brisbane

| Cairns

| Canberra

| Darwin

| Hobart

| Melbourne

| Perth

| Sydney}}

| hubs =

| focus_cities =

| headquarters = Mascot, New South Wales, Australia

| key_people = Rachel Yangoyan (QantasLink CEO)

| fleet_size = 86

| destinations = 69 (4 international)

| website = {{URL|www.qantaslink.com.au}}

| frequent_flyer = Qantas Frequent Flyer

| parent = Qantas

| num_employees =

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QantasLink is a full-service, regional brand of Australian flag carrier airline Qantas. As of 2024, QantasLink provides over 2,000 flights each week to 65 metropolitan, regional and remote destinations across Australia, as well as short-haul international services to the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and East Timor.{{cite web|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/about/FactFiles.pdf |title=Qantas Fact File |publisher=Qantas |date=September 2010 |access-date=20 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927230839/http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/about/FactFiles.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011 }} Flights are operated by the Qantas owned subsidiaries of Eastern Australia Airlines, National Jet Systems, Network Aviation and Sunstate Airlines, with Embraer E190s wet-leased from Alliance Airlines. QantasLink is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance.

History

QantasLink's origins as a single brand for Qantas' regional airline subsidiaries go back to October 1993, when Qantas acquired Australian Airlink Pty Ltd and its fleet from parent company National Jet Systems,{{Cite web|url=http://www.aussieairliners.org/bae146/vh-njc/vhnjc.html|title=VH-NJC BAe 146-100A Australia|website=www.aussieairliners.org|access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122083249/http://www.aussieairliners.org/bae146/vh-njc/vhnjc.html|url-status=live}} which up to that point had been operating flights on major regional routes for Australian Airlines. The Australian Airlink name remained and the fleet was repainted in Qantas livery, and National Jet Systems was subsequently contracted by Qantas to operate Australian Airlink aircraft.

Prior to 2002, Qantas' various subsidiaries operated under their own names, eventually adopting the Australian Airlines, and later, Qantas liveries. In 2002, a common brand was created, encompassing AirLink (a franchise, operated by National Jet Systems), Sunstate Airlines, Eastern Australia Airlines, and Southern Australia Airlines; Southern Australia has since ceased operations.

For a short while, QantasLink took over some of Qantas' non-trunk routes, such as Sydney – Sunshine Coast, using Boeing 717s{{cite news|title=QantasLink to launch Sydney-Sunshine Coast (Maroochydore) flights|url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/qantaslink-to-launch-sydney-sunshine-coast-maroochydore-flights|access-date=15 February 2025|work=Executive Traveller|language=en-AU}} that were inherited after Qantas acquired Impulse Airlines. QantasLink ceased operating some of these routes after Qantas formed low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Airways, transferring the Boeing 717 aircraft and routes to the new airline. From 2005 to 2006, eight of the 717s were returned to QantasLink following Jetstar's acquisition of Airbus A320 aircraft, with the 717s to be operated in Western Australia, Northern Territory and far north Queensland by National Jet Systems.

On 31 July 2015, Network Aviation was rebranded to QantasLink. This was announced by Qantas with the unveiling of a Fokker 100 in QantasLink colours.{{Cite web|title = Network Aviation becomes QantasLink |url = http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/07/network-aviation-becomes-qantaslink/|website = australianaviation.com.au| date=31 July 2015 |access-date = 1 August 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150801060320/http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/07/network-aviation-becomes-qantaslink/|archive-date = 1 August 2015|df = dmy-all}}

On 20 May 2020, Qantas announced the purchase of Cobham Australia's National Jet Systems subsidiary which had operated the Boeing 717-200 on behalf of QantasLink for 15 years, bringing both employees and the fleet in-house.{{Cite web|title=Qantas brings regional fleet back in-house|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/qantas-brings-regional-fleet-back-in-house-20200520-p54uup|date=2020-05-20|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en|access-date=2020-05-20|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526155250/https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/qantas-brings-regional-fleet-back-in-house-20200520-p54uup|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Qantas Group B717s update|url=https://www.cobham.com.au/news/news-media-releases/qantas-group-b717s-update/|date=2020-05-20|author=Cobham Aviation Services Australia|author-link=National Jet Systems|access-date=2020-09-27|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026214453/https://www.cobham.com.au/news/news-media-releases/qantas-group-b717s-update/|url-status=live}} In August 2020, National Jet systems closed the Perth and Cairns bases of their operations, with Western Australian operations to be taken over by Network Aviation.{{cite news |date=31 August 2020 |title=Qantaslink Axes Cairns and Perth B717 Bases |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/08/qantaslink-axes-cairns-and-perth-b717-bases/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320180121/https://australianaviation.com.au/2020/08/qantaslink-axes-cairns-and-perth-b717-bases/ |archive-date=20 March 2023 |publisher=Australian Aviation |df=dmy-all}}

On 4 February 2021, Qantas announced an initial 3 year deal with Alliance Airlines that they will be leasing 3 Embraer E190 aircraft with the option for up to 14 aircraft to operate on routes like Adelaide–Alice Springs, Darwin–Alice Springs, and Darwin–Adelaide.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-04|title=Qantas ups domestic capacity with Alliance E190 deal|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/?p=89494|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Aviation|language=en-AU}} Qantas has steadily expanded upon its lease agreement and use of the aircraft, with the company currently agreed to operate 26 aircraft by April 2024, with 4 options remaining.

Fleet

=Current fleet=

QantasLink flights, except those flown by the Embraer E190s, are operated by the individual airlines that make up the group – Eastern Australia Airlines, National Jet Systems, Network Aviation and Sunstate Airlines. All flights use QF IATA codes. Turboprop aircraft operate under the ICAO callsign QLK ("Q-LINK"). Until 5 January 2009, Eastern and Sunstate operated under their own callsigns. Network Aviation aircraft operate under their own callsign NWK ("NETLINK").

{{As of|2025|06}}, QantasLink operates the following aircraft:[https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register-advanced CASA civil aircraft register search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125144751/https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft-register-advanced |date=25 January 2018 }}, using "Eastern Australia Airlines", "Network Aviation" and "Sunstate Airlines" as keyword search parameters; and "717-200" as Aircraft Model search parameter. Search conducted 9 May 2019. Included in the results are five Eastern Australia Dash 8-300s operated on behalf of Jetstar in New Zealand.

class="wikitable" style="border-collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;" \|+ QantasLink fleet
rowspan=2\|Aircraft !rowspan=2\|In Service !rowspan=2\|Orders !colspan=3\|Passengers !rowspan=2\|Operator !rowspan=2\|Notes
style="width:25px;"\|J !style="width:25px;"\|Y !style="width:40px;"\|Total
Airbus A220-300 \|7 \|22 \|10 \|127 \|137{{Cite web \|date=2023-07-12 \|title=Qantas A220 guide: order, delivery, seats and routes [2023] - Executive Traveller \|url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-reveals-first-a220-routes \|access-date=2023-07-25 \|website=www.executivetraveller.com \|language=en}} \|National Jet Systems \|Deliveries began in December 2023.{{Cite web \|title=Qantas Group takes delivery of its first A220 \|url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-qantas-group-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a220 \|access-date=2023-12-17 \|website=www.airbus.com\|date=14 December 2023 }}
Airbus A319-100 \|8 \|1{{Cite web \|title=Qantas Group Profit in 1H24 Supports Continued Investment in Customers\|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-profit-in-1h24-supports-continued-investment-in-customers/ \|website=www.qantasnewsroom.com.au \|date=2024-02-22 \|access-date=2024-02-22}} \|— \|150 \|150{{Cite web \|last=Graham \|first=Matt \|date=2024-01-17 \|title=QantasLink Welcomes ex-Spirit A319s Into Fleet \|url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantaslink-welcomes-airbus-a319/ \|access-date=2024-01-22 \|website=Australian Frequent Flyer \|language=en-US}} \| rowspan="2" \|Network Aviation \|Former Spirit Airlines aircraft.
Airbus A320-200 \|15 \|— \|— \|180 \|180{{Cite web\|title=Airbus A320-200 \|url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/airbus-320-200.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=14 August 2021\|archive-date=23 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723222927/https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/airbus-320-200.html}} \|Former Jetstar aircraft.{{Cite web \|date=2018-02-25 \|title=First Qantas-painted Airbus A320 lands in Perth \|url=https://worldofaviation.com/2018/02/first-qantas-airbus-a320-lands-in-perth/ \|access-date=2024-07-22 \|website=The World of Aviation \|language=en-AU}}
{{nowrap\|De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300}} \|4 \|— \|— \|50 \|50{{Cite web \|title=Qantaslink Seat Map Dash 8 Q200 36 Economy \|url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8200.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102040714/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8200.pdf \|archive-date=2 November 2016 \|access-date=19 May 2025 \|df=dmy-all}} \|Eastern Australia Airlines \|To be retired and replaced by mid-life Q400.{{Cite web \|date=2024-06-25 \|title=Qanta Group Invests in Regional Turboprop Fleet \|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-invests-in-regional-turboprop-fleet/ \|access-date=2024-06-25 \|website=Qantas Newsroom}}
rowspan="2" \|{{nowrap\|De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400}} \|31 \|— \| rowspan="2" \|— \|74 \|74{{Cite web\|url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8Q400.pdf\|title=Qantaslink Seat Map Dash 8 Q400 74 Economy\|access-date=21 December 2016\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050217/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8Q400.pdf\|archive-date=29 March 2017\|df=dmy-all}} \| rowspan="2" \|Sunstate Airlines \|
4 \|10 \|78 \|78https://www.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/pdfs/qantas-experience/onboard/seatmaps/dash-8-q400.pdf \|Mid-life aircraft deliveries began in Q4 2024. Former WestJet aircraft.{{Cite web \|last=Graham \|first=Matt \|date=2024-12-13 \|title=QantasLink Receives First of 14 Dash 8 Q400s from WestJet \|url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantaslink-q400-delivered-from-westjet/ \|access-date=2024-12-19 \|website=Australian Frequent Flyer \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \|Embraer 190 \|14 \| rowspan="2" \|— \|10 \|84 \|94 \| rowspan="2" \|Alliance Airlines \| rowspan="2" \|All Wet leased from Alliance Airlines{{Cite web \|title= \|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-and-alliance-aviation-terminate-acquisition-plans-agree-on-more-aircraft/}}{{Cite web \|title= \|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/144243-qantas-to-bump-e190-fleet-by-ye24-alliance-air}}
16 \|9 \|88 \|97
Fokker 100 \|15{{Cite web \|date=2025-05-28 \|title=Qantaslink Fleet \|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/qlk/fleet \|access-date=2025-05-28 \|website=Flightradar24}} \|— \|— \|100 \|100{{Cite web\|url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/F100A-100Y.pdf\|title=Qantaslink Seat Map Fokker 100 100 Economy\|access-date=21 December 2001\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185551/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/F100A-100Y.pdf\|archive-date=12 November 2017\|df=dmy-all}} \|Network Aviation \|Former Tyrolean Airways, Germania and Avianca aircraft.{{Cite web \|date=2016-07-13 \|title=Alliance delivers Fokker 100 to QantasLink \|url=https://worldofaviation.com/2016/07/alliance-delivers-fokker-100-to-qantaslink/ \|access-date=2024-07-22 \|website=The World of Aviation \|language=en-AU}}
Total !115 !33 !colspan=5\|

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Airbus A220-300

|22

|10

|127

|137{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=Qantas A220 guide: order, delivery, seats and routes [2023] - Executive Traveller |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-reveals-first-a220-routes |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.executivetraveller.com |language=en}}

|National Jet Systems

|Deliveries began in December 2023.{{Cite web |title=Qantas Group takes delivery of its first A220 |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-qantas-group-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a220 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.airbus.com|date=14 December 2023 }}

Airbus A319-100

|1{{Cite web |title=Qantas Group Profit in 1H24 Supports Continued Investment in Customers|url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-profit-in-1h24-supports-continued-investment-in-customers/ |website=www.qantasnewsroom.com.au |date=2024-02-22 |access-date=2024-02-22}}

|—

|150

|150{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Matt |date=2024-01-17 |title=QantasLink Welcomes ex-Spirit A319s Into Fleet |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantaslink-welcomes-airbus-a319/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}}

| rowspan="2" |Network Aviation

|Former Spirit Airlines aircraft.

Airbus A320-200

|15

|—

|180

|180{{Cite web|title=Airbus A320-200 |url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/airbus-320-200.html|url-status=live|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723222927/https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/airbus-320-200.html}}

|Former Jetstar aircraft.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-25 |title=First Qantas-painted Airbus A320 lands in Perth |url=https://worldofaviation.com/2018/02/first-qantas-airbus-a320-lands-in-perth/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The World of Aviation |language=en-AU}}

|—

|50

|50{{Cite web |title=Qantaslink Seat Map Dash 8 Q200 36 Economy |url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8200.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102040714/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8200.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2016 |access-date=19 May 2025 |df=dmy-all}}

|Eastern Australia Airlines

|To be retired and replaced by mid-life Q400.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Qanta Group Invests in Regional Turboprop Fleet |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-invests-in-regional-turboprop-fleet/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Qantas Newsroom}}

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400}}

|31

|—

| rowspan="2" |—

|74

|74{{Cite web|url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8Q400.pdf|title=Qantaslink Seat Map Dash 8 Q400 74 Economy|access-date=21 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050217/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/dash8Q400.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}

| rowspan="2" |Sunstate Airlines

|10

|78

|78https://www.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/pdfs/qantas-experience/onboard/seatmaps/dash-8-q400.pdf

|Mid-life aircraft deliveries began in Q4 2024.
Former WestJet aircraft.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Matt |date=2024-12-13 |title=QantasLink Receives First of 14 Dash 8 Q400s from WestJet |url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantaslink-q400-delivered-from-westjet/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Australian Frequent Flyer |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |Embraer 190

|14

| rowspan="2" |—

|10

|84

|94

| rowspan="2" |Alliance Airlines

| rowspan="2" |All Wet leased from Alliance Airlines{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-and-alliance-aviation-terminate-acquisition-plans-agree-on-more-aircraft/}}{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/144243-qantas-to-bump-e190-fleet-by-ye24-alliance-air}}

|88

|97

Fokker 100

|15{{Cite web |date=2025-05-28 |title=Qantaslink Fleet |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/qlk/fleet |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Flightradar24}}

|—

|100

|100{{Cite web|url=http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/F100A-100Y.pdf|title=Qantaslink Seat Map Fokker 100 100 Economy|access-date=21 December 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185551/http://www.qantas.com/infodetail/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/F100A-100Y.pdf|archive-date=12 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}

|Network Aviation

|Former Tyrolean Airways, Germania and Avianca aircraft.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-13 |title=Alliance delivers Fokker 100 to QantasLink |url=https://worldofaviation.com/2016/07/alliance-delivers-fokker-100-to-qantaslink/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The World of Aviation |language=en-AU}}

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!115

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Throughout the mid 2000s, QantasLink increased capacity by replacing many of its smaller Dash 8-100 and Q200 aircraft with Q400s. QantasLink continued to acquire the Q400 despite landing gear problems experienced by other airlines during this period. This problem also saw a grounding of five Q400s during August 2010, though all were deemed safe and returned to service.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-24 |title=Cracks force QantasLink Q400 groundings |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2010/08/cracks-force-qantaslink-q400-groundings/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Australian Aviation |language=en-AU}}

From 2005, QantasLink 717 services in Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Tasmania were contracted to National Jet Systems, using the QantasLink brand. The hubs for QantasLink under the contract are in Perth, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, and Hobart.

In December 2005, as part of its further expansion, QantasLink entered the South Australian market with flights from Adelaide to Port Lincoln and Kangaroo Island. Interstate flights were also introduced between Kangaroo Island and Melbourne. Due to low passenger loads, services to Kangaroo Island ceased operation at the end of June 2006.{{cite web |date=5 June 2017 |title=Qantas to offer direct flights to Kangaroo Island in tourism boost |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-05/qantas-to-fly-direct-to-kangaroo-island-from-melbourne/8589502 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618020709/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-05/qantas-to-fly-direct-to-kangaroo-island-from-melbourne/8589502 |archive-date=18 June 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |df=dmy-all}}

On 1 August 2006, Qantas replaced its daily Melbourne-Launceston mainline service with a three times daily QantasLink Dash 8 service. This has now been increased to a four times daily service, supplemented in peak service periods by QantasLink 717 services.

In May 2008, QantasLink announced that it would order nine mid-life 717s.

In mid August 2008, it was announced that Tamworth would be the first New South Wales regional airport to be serviced by the Q400.{{cite news|url=http://tamworth.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/bigger-is-better-qantas-introduces-72-seater/772243.aspx|title=Bigger is better: Qantas introduces 72 seater|work=Northern Daily Leader|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724090206/http://tamworth.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/bigger-is-better-qantas-introduces-72-seater/772243.aspx |archive-date=24 July 2008 |url-status=dead|access-date=23 March 2018}}

On 8 December 2009, QantasLink announced that it would re-enter the Adelaide to Port Lincoln market from February 2010, using Q400 aircraft flying 23 return services a week.{{cite web |title=New QantasLink for Adelaide-Port Lincoln route |url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26458007-2682,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211072553/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26458007-2682,00.html |archive-date=11 December 2009 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=www.news.com.au |df=dmy-all}}

On 29 March 2010, QantasLink and the Qantas Group announced that it would start the first international QantasLink route, from Cairns to Port Moresby, utilising Q400 aircraft already based in Cairns. The service commenced in July 2010. A QantasLink spokesperson stated that "the airline would not turn into a fully fledged international airline, but could operate international routes in the future".{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/qantaslink-seeks-openings-for-young-fleet/story-e6frg95x-1225842480368 | first=Steve | last=Creedy | title=QantasLink seeks openings for young fleet | date=19 March 2010 | work=The Australian}}

In November 2014, QantasLink became the first airline to fly to the newly opened Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, establishing direct Q400 services to Sydney. In February 2016 as a result of strong demand, QantasLink increased weekly services by two flights to fifteen weekly returns.{{cite web |title=QantasLink boosts Toowoomba service with two extra flights - Australian Aviation |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/02/qantaslink-boosts-toowoomba-service-with-two-extra-flights/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020213/http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/02/qantaslink-boosts-toowoomba-service-with-two-extra-flights/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=australianaviation.com.au |df=dmy-all}}

On 18 December 2014, QantasLink announced that it would add Whyalla, South Australia, to its network, with double daily flights to commence on 13 April 2015. The route is serviced by the 50-seat Q300.{{Cite press release|title = Qantaslink Adds Whyalla to Its Map |url = http://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-adds-whyalla-to-its-map|website = www.qantasnewsroom.com.au|access-date = 1 August 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150723220218/http://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-adds-whyalla-to-its-map/|archive-date = 23 July 2015|df = dmy-all}}

In July 2016, Alliance Airlines delivered the first of three additional Fokker 100s, with two more delivered by the end of the year.{{cite news|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/07/alliance-delivers-fokker-100-to-qantaslink/|title=Alliance delivers Fokker 100 to QantasLink|publisher=Australian Aviation|date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714151133/http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/07/alliance-delivers-fokker-100-to-qantaslink/|archive-date=14 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}

In December 2017, QantasLink announced a resumption of flights from both Melbourne and Adelaide to Kangaroo Island after a 11 year hiatus.

In January 2018, Network Aviation confirmed it would transfer two Airbus A320s from Jetstar Airways for flights to and from Perth as part of the QantasLink brand.{{cite web |date=16 January 2018 |title=QantasLink to operate Airbus A320 aircraft |url=http://www.airlinehubbuzz.com/qantaslink-operate-airbus-a320-aircraft/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117223409/http://www.airlinehubbuzz.com/qantaslink-operate-airbus-a320-aircraft/ |archive-date=17 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=Airline Hub Buzz |df=dmy-all}}{{cite news |date=19 July 2018 |title=Mixing the fleet - Network brings the A320 to QANTAS |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/07/mixing-the-fleet-network-brings-the-a320-to-qantas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429011338/https://australianaviation.com.au/2018/07/mixing-the-fleet-network-brings-the-a320-to-qantas/ |archive-date=29 April 2023 |publisher=Australian Aviation |df=dmy-all}} Network Aviation has steadily increased its use of ex-Jetstar Airbus A320s with a current fleet of 15.

In December 2021, Qantas announced an initial order for 20 Airbus A220-300 with additional purchase options to replace its Boeing 717.{{cite web |title=Airbus beats out Boeing: Qantas to order A321XLR, A220 jets (16 December 2021) |last1=Flynn |first1=David |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-airbus-a320neo-a321xlr-a220-boeing-737-max-order |website=Executive Traveller |access-date=2 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102052041/https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-airbus-a320neo-a321xlr-a220-boeing-737-max-order |url-status=live }} On the 29th of June, Qantas announced it was exercising 9 purchase right options for the A220-300 aircraft, taking the total number of A220-300s on firm order to 29, which will begin arriving from late 2023 to 2027.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2023 |title=Qantas finalises incremental order for nine A220s |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-qantas-finalises-incremental-order-for-nine-a220s |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=www.airbus.com}}

In February 2023, Qantas announced an order for 5 mid-life Airbus A319s aircraft to increase short term capacity and support the growth of the resource sector in Western Australia for delivery from 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=Qantas Group Updates Fleet Plant to Boost Capacity |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-updates-fleet-plan-to-boost-capacity/#_ftnref1 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Qantas Newsroom}} Qantas announced in February 2024, following a strong performance in the resources sector that 4 additional A319 aircraft had been purchased, bringing the total to 9.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Qantas Group Profit in 1H24 Supports Continued Investment in Customers |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-profit-in-1h24-supports-continued-investment-in-customers/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Qantas Newsroom}}

On 25 June 2024, Qantas announced an order for 14 mid-life Dash 8-400 (Q400) aircraft to begin phasing out the Q200 and Q300 aircraft. The first Q400 is expected to arrive into the QantasLink fleet from the end of 2024, bringing the Q400 fleet to 45, with a single aircraft type providing increased reliability and reducing complexity and cost for the group. Vanessa Hudson, Qantas Group CEO, added how the new mid-life aircraft will "provide certainty to the regions over the next decade while we work with aircraft manufacturers and other suppliers on electric or battery powered aircraft that are the right size and range for our network.” The fleet renewal will also cause all aircraft to be retired from the Eastern Australia Airlines fleet and the company will cease to operate as an airline.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Australian Civil Aircraft Register - VH-84B |url=https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?reg=84b&search_api_fulltext=&field_tx_aircraft_manufacturer=&dt_first_registered%5Bmin%5D=&dt_first_registered%5Bmax%5D=&field_tx_aircraft_model= |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Civil Aviation Safety Authority}}

In October 2024, QantasLink planned the last commercial flight for the Boeing 717 on the 26th of October from Sydney to Canberra as QF1511, with the flight met with a fan-fair for both customers, media and crew after 20 years of the aircraft operating for the Qantas Group in Australia.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-26 |title=End of an Era: Qantas Marks Final Day of 717 Flying in Australia |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/end-of-an-era-qantas-marks-final-day-of-717-flying-in-australia/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=Qantas Newsroom}} However due to a shortage of aircraft around the network, the last 717, VH-YQW, got an unexpected re-activation. The aircraft flew between Perth and Paraburdoo from the 6th to the 26th of November,{{cite web |title=Qantas Boeing 717 November 2024 Operations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241107-qfnov24717 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241128013905/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241107-qfnov24717 |archive-date=2024-11-28 |access-date=7 November 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}} Sydney to Hobart on select days until the 11th of December{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title='Retired' Qantas 717 aircraft returns to Tasmanian skies in surprise comeback |url=https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/retired-qantas-717-aircraft-returns-to-tasmanian-skies-in-surprise-comeback/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Pulse Tasmania |language=en-AU}} and lastly Melbourne and Canberra on select days until the 29th of December. The aircraft was retired on the 30th December 2024, being ferried from Canberra to Brisbane. The aircraft was donated to the Qantas Group Engineering Academy to be used as a training aid.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-20 |title=FIRST APPRENTICES START TRAINING AT NEW QANTAS GROUP ENGINEERING ACADEMY IN BRISBANE |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/first-apprentices-start-training-at-new-qantas-group-engineering-academy-in-brisbane/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Qantas Newsroom}}

On 28 October 2024, QantasLink and Skytrans announced a partnership for the operation of Lord Howe Island flights. This would see QantasLink's three De Haviland Canada Dash 8-200 acquired by Skytrans{{Cite web |title=News |url=https://www.skytrans.com.au/company/news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241104111519/https://www.skytrans.com.au/company/news/ |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Skytrans |language=en}} for them to carry out these operations until March 2030. These flights will be code-shared by Qantas, with the flights to operate out of Qantas Terminal 3 at Sydney Airport.

On 16 May 2025, QantasLink operated its last flight with the Q200, it flew between Lord Howe Island and Sydney as QF2265.https://www.instagram.com/p/DJs5-jjtBHV/?img_index=3 All of the Q200 aircraft are now registered with Skytrans,{{Cite web |last= |title=Skytrans Fleet |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/qn-skp/fleet |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}} however the Qantas flight number will continue to be used on the Lord Howe Island route until the end of the route license transition period on the 25th of February 2026.

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File:British Aerospace BAe-146-200A, QantasLink (National Jet Systems) AN0317400.jpg

= Former fleet =

QantasLink previously operated the following types:{{Cite web |date=1997-02-09 |title=Qantas website |url=http://www.qantas.com.au/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970209181842/http://www.qantas.com.au/ |archive-date=9 February 1997 }}{{Cite web |date=2002-07-19 |title=Qantas Airways |url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/shorts_360_300 |access-date=2023-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020719134346/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/inTheAir/ourAircraft/shorts_360_300 |archive-date=19 July 2002 }}

Destinations

;QantasLink destinations served by Alliance Airlines

Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra – Canberra Airport
New South Wales
Albury – Albury Airport
Newcastle – Newcastle Airport[https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/from-the-barossa-to-the-hunter-flights-between-adelaide-and-newcastle-to-take-off/ From the barossa to hunter flights between Adelaide and Newcastle to take off] qantasnewsroom.com.au {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320052047/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/from-the-barossa-to-the-hunter-flights-between-adelaide-and-newcastle-to-take-off/ |date=20 March 2022 }}
Sydney – Sydney Airport
Northern Territory
Alice Springs – Alice Springs Airport
Darwin – Darwin International Airport Hub[https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/flights-and-jobs-take-off-in-the-top-end-with-new-jet-base-in-darwin/ Flights and jobs take off in the top end with new jet base in Darwin] qantasnewsroom.com.au {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224003939/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/flights-and-jobs-take-off-in-the-top-end-with-new-jet-base-in-darwin/ |date=24 February 2022 }}
Nhulunbuy – Gove Airport (charter)
Yulara – Ayres Rock Airport
Queensland
Brisbane – Brisbane Airport Hub
Cairns – Cairns Airport
Emerald – Emerald Airport
Gladstone – Gladstone Airport
Hamilton Island – Hamilton Island Airport (ends 25 October 2025 with flights to be operated by National Jet Systems)
Mackay – Mackay Airport
Mount Isa – Mount Isa Airport
Proserpine – Whitsunday Coast Airport (ends 24 October 2025){{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=Qantas Australian Domestic Flight Network |url=https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/australian-domestic-flight-network.html#direct-flights-tofrom-and-within-victoria |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Qantas.com}}
Rockhampton – Rockhampton Airport
Townsville – Townsville Airport
South Australia
Adelaide – Adelaide Airport Hub[https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/new-routes-more-flights-as-jets-to-call-adelaide-home/ New routes] qantasnewsroom.com.au {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507062920/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/new-routes-more-flights-as-jets-to-call-adelaide-home/ |date=7 May 2021 }}
Tasmania
Hobart – Hobart Airport
Launceston – Launceston Airport (seasonal)
Victoria
Melbourne – Melbourne Airport
East Timor
Dili – Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
New Caledonia
Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport
Solomon Islands
Honiara – Honiara International Airport

;QantasLink destinations served by Eastern Australia Airlines

Australian Capital Territory
Canberra – Canberra Airport
New South Wales
Albury – Albury Airport
Broken Hill – Broken Hill Airport[https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/broken-hill-bound-flying-kangaroo-to-launch-new-flights-to-iconic-aussie-outback-town/ Broken Hill bound flying kangaroo to launch new flights to iconic Aussie outback town] qantasnewsroom.com.au {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207000128/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/broken-hill-bound-flying-kangaroo-to-launch-new-flights-to-iconic-aussie-outback-town/ |date=7 February 2022 }}
Lord Howe Island – Lord Howe Island Airport (ends 25 February 2026)[https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/lord-howe-island-flights/ Lord Howe Island Flights] qantasnewsroom.com.au {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113161158/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/lord-howe-island-flights/ |date=13 November 2024 }}
Merimbula – Merimbula Airport
Moree – Moree Airport
Orange – Orange Airport{{cite news |date=1 July 2020 |title=From the beach to the bush |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/from-the-beach-to-the-bush-qantas-launches-two-new-nsw-routes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703000635/https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/from-the-beach-to-the-bush-qantas-launches-two-new-nsw-routes/ |archive-date=3 July 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020}}
Sydney – Sydney Airport Hub
Wagga Wagga – Wagga Wagga Airport
South Australia
Adelaide – Adelaide Airport Hub
Kingscote – Kingscote Airport
Mount Gambier – Mount Gambier Airport
Port Lincoln – Port Lincoln Airport
Whyalla – Whyalla Airport
Tasmania
Burnie – Burnie Airport
Devonport – Devonport Airport
Launceston – Launceston Airport
Victoria
Bendigo – Bendigo Airport{{cite news |title=New Qantas service to fly from Bendigo to Sydney six days a week |url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5801619/new-qantas-service-to-fly-from-bendigo-to-sydney-six-days-a-week/?cs=80 |newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser |access-date=5 March 2019 |date=10 December 2018 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093547/https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5801619/new-qantas-service-to-fly-from-bendigo-to-sydney-six-days-a-week/?cs=80 |url-status=live }}
Melbourne – Melbourne Airport Hub
Mildura – Mildura Airport

;QantasLink destinations served by Sunstate Airlines

Australian Capital Territory
Canberra – Canberra Airport
New South Wales
Albury – Albury Airport
Armidale – Armidale Airport
Ballina – Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
Broken Hill – Broken Hill Airport
Coffs Harbour – Coffs Harbour Airport
Cooma – Cooma–Snowy Mountains Airport (seasonal)
Dubbo – Dubbo City Airport
Griffith – Griffith Airport
Merimbula – Merimbula Airport
Moree – Moree Airport
Newcastle – Newcastle Airport
Orange – Orange Airport
Port Macquarie – Port Macquarie Airport
Sydney – Sydney Airport Hub
Tamworth – Tamworth Airport
Wagga Wagga – Wagga Wagga Airport
Queensland
Barcaldine – Barcaldine Airport
Blackall – Blackall Airport
Brisbane – Brisbane Airport Hub
Bundaberg – Bundaberg Airport
Cairns – Cairns Airport Hub
Cloncurry – Cloncurry Airport
Emerald – Emerald Airport
Gladstone – Gladstone Airport
Hervey Bay – Hervey Bay Airport
Horn Island – Horn Island Airport
Longreach – Longreach Airport
Mackay – Mackay Airport
Miles – Miles Airport
Moranbah – Moranbah Airport
Mount Isa – Mount Isa Airport
Rockhampton – Rockhampton Airport
Toowoomba – Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
Townsville – Townsville Airport
Weipa – Weipa Airport
South Australia
Adelaide – Adelaide Airport Hub
Kingscote – Kingscote Airport
Mount Gambier – Mount Gambier Airport
Port Lincoln – Port Lincoln Airport
Whyalla – Whyalla Airport
Tasmania
Burnie – Burnie Airport
Devonport – Devonport Airport
Launceston – Launceston Airport
Victoria
Bendigo – Bendigo Airport{{cite news |title=Qantas introduces new fleet to Bendigo–Sydney route |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bendigotimes/news/qantas-introduces-new-fleet-to-bendigo-sydney-route/ |newspaper=The Bendigo Times |access-date=14 November 2024 |date=1 November 2024}}
Melbourne – Melbourne Airport Hub
Mildura – Mildura Airport

;QantasLink destinations served by National Jet Systems

Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra – Canberra Airport Hub
New South Wales
Coffs Harbour – Coffs Harbour Airport
Sydney – Sydney Airport
Northern Territory
Darwin – Darwin International Airport (begins 26 October 2025){{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jake |date=2025-02-17 |title=Qantas to launch Darwin–Singapore with 737s, not A220s |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/02/qantas-to-launch-darwin-singapore-with-737s-not-a220s/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Australian Aviation}}
Queensland
Brisbane – Brisbane Airport
Hamilton Island - Hamilton Island Airport (begins 26 October 2025) {{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jake |date=2025-05-21 |title=Qantas and Jetstar rearrange Whitsunday routes |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/05/qantas-and-jetstar-rearrange-whitsunday-routes/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Australian Aviation}}
Victoria
Melbourne – Melbourne Airport Hub
Tasmania
Hobart – Hobart Airport Hub
Launceston – Launceston Airport
Singapore
Singapore - Singapore Airport (begins 26 October 2025)

;QantasLink destinations served by Network Aviation

New South Wales
Newcastle - Newcastle Airport (begins 8 September 2025){{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=QANTASLINK SUPPORTS WESTERN AUSTRALIA WITH MORE INTERSTATE CONNECTIONS |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-supports-western-australia-with-more-interstate-connections/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Qantas Newsroom}}
Northern Territory
Darwin – Darwin International Airport
Tasmania
Hobart - Hobart Airport (begins 26 September 2025)
Western Australia
Broome – Broome International Airport
Busselton - Busselton Margaret River Airport (begins 27 June 2025){{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=Qantas launches flight from Perth to idyllic holiday spot |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/qantas/qantas-launches-perth-to-busselton-service-to-capitalise-on-interstate-global-interest-in-south-west-c-17788331 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=PerthNow |language=en}}
Exmouth – Learmonth Airport
Geraldton – Geraldton Airport{{cite web |title=Qantas Link 1Q24 A319 operations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240117-qf1q24319 |publisher=AeroRoutes |date=17 January 2024 |accessdate=17 January 2024}}
Kalgoorlie – Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport
Karratha – Karratha Airport
Newman – Newman Airport
Onslow – Onslow Airport
Paraburdoo – Paraburdoo Airport
Perth – Perth Airport Hub
Port Hedland – Port Hedland International Airport

Incidents and accidents

On 29 May 2003, Qantas Flight 1737, a domestic flight from Melbourne to Launceston operated by a QantasLink Boeing 717 registered VH-NXN, was subject to an attempted hijacking.{{Cite web |last=AviationSource |date=2024-05-05 |title=QantasLink Flight 1737: Over 20 Years Since The Hijacking Attempt |url=https://aviationsourcenews.com/history/qantaslink-flight-1737-over-20-years-since-the-hijacking-attempt/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=AviationSource News |language=en-GB}}

Notes

1. {{note|ICAO/callsign explanation}} QantasLink flights operated by National Jet Systems use the call-sign "Q-JET", with the ICAO code QJE. All flights continue to operate under the IATA code QF.