Express Freighters Australia

Express Freighters Australia

IATA ICAO Call sign QE EFA QANTAS
Founded	August 2006;19 years ago (2006-08)
Commenced operations	24 October 2006;18 years ago (2006-10-24)
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

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

Current fleet

Express Freighters Australia Boeing 737-300 at Melbourne Airport in 2007

As of August 2025 ^[update] , Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft: ^[3]

• 6 Airbus A321P2F
• 2 Airbus A330P2F

Former fleet

Express Freighters Australia previously operated the following aircraft:

• 1 Boeing 737-400F

Three 737-300 aircraft were formerly part of the Qantas passenger-carrying fleet and are still owned by Qantas. ^[4] 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] [5] [6]} 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 airports. ^[7]

See also

• List of airlines of Australia

References

1. "Qantas subsidiaries". Qantas Airways. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
2. Australian air Express Media Release Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2007-12-10.
3. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Express Freighters Australia". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
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.
5. "QF ups freight capacity on Tasman". Australian Aviation . Retrieved 6 May 2011.
6. "VH-EBF CASA Registration Search". CASA. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. Qantas First to Fly Airbus A321P2F Airliner World October 2019 page 12

External links

Media related to Express Freighters Australia at Wikimedia Commons