Express Freighters 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]

Express Freighters Australia

IATA ICAO Call sign QE EFA QANTAS
Founded	August 2006; 18 years ago (2006-08)
Commenced operations	24 October 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-24)
AOC #	CASA.AOC.0002
Fleet size	9
Parent company	Qantas Freight
Headquarters	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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]

• 5 Airbus A321P2F
• 2 Airbus A330P2F
• 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