Express Freighters Australia

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Short description: Australian airline based in Sydney

Express Freighters Australia
IATA ICAO Callsign
QE EFA QANTAS
Founded2006
Fleet size9
Parent companyQantas Freight
HeadquartersSydney, 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

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

The Express Freighters Australia fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021):[3]

  • 3 Airbus A321P2F
  • 1 Airbus A330P2F
  • 3 Boeing 737-300F
  • 1 Boeing 737-400F
  • 1 Boeing 767-300ERF

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

  • List of airlines of Australia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Qantas subsidiaries". Qantas Airways. http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/subsidiaries/global/en#jump2. 
  2. Australian air Express Media Release Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 4. 
  4. Australian civil aircraft register search , using "Boeing 737-376" as the search parameter. Search conducted 6 May 2011.
  5. "QF ups freight capacity on Tasman". Australian Aviation. http://australianaviation.com.au/2010/12/qf-ups-freight-capacity-on-tasman/. 
  6. "VH-EBF CASA Registration Search". https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/aircraft-register?search_api_fulltext=Ebf&field_tx_aircraft_manufacturer=&field_tx_aircraft_model=&field_serial=&field_dt_first_registered_1[min]=&field_dt_first_registered_1[max]=&field_year_of_manufacture=&sort_by=title&sort_order=ASC. 
  7. Qantas First to Fly Airbus A321P2F Airliner World October 2019 page 12

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