Qantas Freight
{{Short description|Cargo airline of Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Qantas Freight
| logo = Qantas_Freight_Logo.svg
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| fleet_size = 8
| destinations = 130
| IATA = QF
| ICAO = QFA
| callsign = QANTAS
| parent = Qantas
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| founded = {{start date and age|2001|||df=yes}}
| headquarters = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| key_people = Cam Wallace (Qantas Freight CEO)
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Brisbane
| Sydney}}
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| subsidiaries = Express Freighters Australia
| website = {{URL|www.qantasfreight.com}}
| image = Express Freighters Australia, operated for Qantas Freight, (VH-EBE) Airbus A330-202(P2F) taxiing at Sydney Airport (4).jpg
| caption = Qantas Freight A330-202/P2F, operated by Express Freighters Australia
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Qantas Freight is the subsidiary company of Australia's largest airline Qantas responsible for air cargo operations of the Qantas Group. 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.[http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/subsidiaries/global/en Qantas subsidiaries page.] Retrieved: 20 April 2012[http://www.startrackexpress.com.au/about_startrack/about.html Star Track Express - About Us.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121132615/http://www.startrackexpress.com.au/about_startrack/about.html |date=21 November 2008 }} Retrieved: 15 November 2008. 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221172507/http://www.tollgroup.com/media/2010/854232.pdf 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.{{cite web|url=https://freight.qantas.com/freight-planning/route-map.html|title=Route maps|website=Qantas Freight}}
Fleet
File:Express Freighters Australia VH-ULY Airbus A321-231(P2F) Melbourne International Airport (MEL YMML) (52553737056).jpg branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2022.]]
File:Express Freighters Australia (VH-XNH) Boeing 737-400SF at Sydney Airport (2).jpg branded for Australia Post at Melbourne Airport in 2020.]]
File:QANTASfreight.jpg at Sydney Airport in 2018, wearing the 2007 livery.]]
File:QantasFreightMEL.JPG at Melbourne Airport in 2008, wearing the Atlas Air livery.]]
As of November 2024, Qantas Freight subsidiary Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft:[http://www.qantas.com.au/freight/dyn/aboutUs Qantas Freight - About Us.] Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
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){{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Andrew |date=2024-07-11 |title=Australia's Aerlink starts flight ops for Qantas Freight |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/142428-australias-aerlink-starts-flight-ops-for-qantas-freight |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=ch-aviation}}
- Airwork - 2 Boeing 737-400F{{Cite web |last= |title=Flight history for aircraft - ZK-AWA |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-awa |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Flight history for aircraft - ZK-TLF |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-tlf |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}}
- ASL Australia (Pionair) - 3 BAe 146-200 (QT) & 2 BAe 146-300 (QT){{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Andrew |date=2024-05-23 |title=Qantas Group ends B767 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140606-qantas-group-ends-b767-operations |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=ch-aviation}}
- Atlas Air - 2 Boeing 747-400F{{Cite web |date=2022-08-11 |title=Atlas Air Extends Partnership with Qantas Freight |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlas-air-extends-partnership-qantas-120000613.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
- National Jet Express - 3 BAe 146-300 (QT)
= Fleet Development =
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.{{cite news|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/05/qantas-establishes-dedicated-freighter-fleet-for-australia-post/|title=Qantas establishes dedicated freighter fleet for Australia Post|publisher=Australian Aviation|date=2 May 2016}}
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.{{Cite news |date=4 April 2019 |title=BOEING 747-8F TO JOIN QANTAS FREIGHT FLEET |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/boeing-747-8f-to-join-qantas-freight-fleet/ |access-date=21 March 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Media Releases - JUMBO SIZED DELIVERY FOR QANTAS FREIGHT TOUCHES DOWN |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/jumbo-sized-delivery-for-qantas-freight-touches-down/ |access-date=2019-08-29 |website=Qantas |language=en}}
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.
In December 2019, ASL Airlines Australia (formally Pionair) put the first BAe 146 into service on a wet-lease for Qantas Freight{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Jeff |date=2019-12-27 |title=Pionair Australia BAe 146-300QT enters service for Qantas Freight |url=https://cargofacts.com/allposts/carriers/pionair-australia-bae-146-300qt-enters-service-for-qantas-freight/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=CARGOFACTS.COM |language=en-US}} since then this has steadily increased to have all 5 of ASL's BAe 146 aircraft operating for Qantas.
In February 2023, Qantas announced that 3 additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.
In May 2024, Aerlink quietly announced that they would operate a wet-leased ATR 72-200F, VH-AK3,{{Cite web |last= |title=Flight history for aircraft - VH-AK3 |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-ak3 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}} for Qantas Freight in Queensland, between Brisbane, Mackay and Rockhampton, with the service beginning in late June 2024.{{Cite web |last=Times |first=STAT |date=2024-05-30 |title=ACIA delivers two ATR 72-212 large cargo door freighters to Aerlink |url=https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/acia-delivers-two-atr-72-212-large-cargo-door-freighters-to-aerlink-1352230?infinitescroll=1 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.stattimes.com |language=en}}
= Former fleet =
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse;text-align:center;margin:1em auto"
|+ !Aircraft !Number !Introduced !Retired !Replacement |
| Boeing 737-300F
|4 |2013 |2024 |
| Boeing 737-400F
|1 |2017 |2024 |
| Boeing 767-300F
|1 |2010 |2024 |Airbus A330-200/P2F{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/140606-qantas-group-ends-b767-operations|title=Qantas Group ends B767 operations|publisher=Ch-Aviation|date=23 May 2024}} |
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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7116073.stm 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.Rochfort, Scott. [https://archive.today/20120709093433/http://business.smh.com.au/business/jail-for-former-qantas-boss-in-cargo-pricefixing-cartel-20080509-2cp7.html "Jail for former Qantas boss in cargo price-fixing cartel"], 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031050111/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/28/2403687.htm "Qantas fined $20m for price fixing"], ABC News, 28 October 2008. Retrieved: 15 November 2008.
References
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External links
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- [https://freight.qantas.com/ Official website]
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Category:Airlines established in 2001
Category:Australian companies established in 2001
Category:Cargo airlines of Australia