Express Freighters Australia

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Express Freighters Australia
IATA ICAO Callsign
QEEFAQANTAS
Founded2006
Fleet size9
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]

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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

Express Freighters Australia Boeing 737-300 at Melbourne Airport in 2007 Australian air Express (VH-XML) Boeing 737-376(SF) at Melbourne Airport.jpg
Express Freighters Australia Boeing 737-300 at Melbourne Airport in 2007

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]

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