Express Freighters Australia

Express Freighters Australia
IATA ICAO Call sign
QE EFA QANTAS
FoundedAugust 2006; 20 years ago (2006-08)
Commenced operations
24 October 2006; 20 years ago (2006-10-24)
AOC #CASA.AOC.0002
Fleet size8
Parent companyQantas Freight
HeadquartersSydney, 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.

History

Express Freighters Australia commenced operations on 24 October 2006, initially operating one Boeing 737-300 on a wet lease from Australian airExpress. 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, Express Freighters Australia operates the following aircraft:

Former fleet

Express Freighters Australia previously operated the following aircraft:

Three 737-300 aircraft were formerly part of the Qantas passenger-carrying fleet and are still owned by Qantas. 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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Qantas subsidiaries". Qantas. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Australian air Express plans future expansion Australian air Express 31 October 2006
  3. ↑ Qantas to form freight subsidiary Australian Aviation issue 232 October 2006 page 22
  4. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Express Freighters Australia". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "QF ups freight capacity on Tasman". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "VH-EBF CASA Registration Search". CASA. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Qantas First to Fly Airbus A321P2F Airliner World October 2019 page 12

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