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Qantas Freight is the subsidiary company of Australia's largest airline Qantas responsible for air cargo operations of the Qantas Group. It is the owner of freight airline Express Freighters Australia, freight forwarder Qantas Courier and trucking company Jets Transport Express. Qantas Freight was also a partner in two with Australia Post: Australian airExpress, specialising in door-to-door package delivery, and StarTrack, a road freight company. Qantas subsidiaries page. Retrieved: 20 April 2012 Star Track Express - About Us. Retrieved: 15 November 2008. In November 2012, Qantas Freight fully acquired Australia air Express and divested its shareholding in Star Track to Australia Post. Qantas Freight was also the owner of Asian-based freight forwarder DPEXWorldwide until that company was acquired by its competitor Toll Group in 2010. Toll Group announces Asian acquisition and provides trading update Toll Group 21 February 2011 Qantas Freight is also responsible for placing freight in the hold of Qantas and Jetstar operated international and domestic services.
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| Airbus A321-200/P2F | 6 | 6 | Launch customer. Operated for Australia Post/StarTrack. Deliveries through FY26. |
| Airbus A330-200/P2F | 2 | — | Converted from Qantas aircraft and delivered from 2023. One operated for Australia Post/StarTrack. |
In April 2019, Qantas Freight announced it would wet-lease two Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F aircraft to replace the two current wet-leased 747-400F aircraft. The first aircraft landed in Sydney on 27 August with small Qantas Freight decals applied (visible when the forward nose cargo door is open), with the second due later in the week.
In August 2019, Qantas Freight announced a deal with Australia Post which was worth $1.4 billion. Included in the deal was Qantas Freight's announcement of the purchase of the world's first A321P2F, of which they ordered 3 to be delivered from October 2020.
In December 2019, ASL Airlines Australia (formally Pionair) put the first BAe 146 into service on a wet-lease for Qantas Freight since then this has steadily increased to have all 5 of ASL's BAe 146 aircraft operating for Qantas.
In February 2023, Qantas announced that 3 additional A321P2F would be ordered for delivery in 2024 and 2025.
In May 2024, Aerlink quietly announced that they would operate a wet-leased ATR 72-200F, VH-AK3, for Qantas Freight in Queensland, between Brisbane, Mackay and Rockhampton, with the service beginning in late June 2024.
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| Boeing 737-300F | 4 | 2013 | 2024 | Airbus A321-200/P2F |
| Boeing 737-400F | 1 | 2017 | 2024 | |
| Boeing 767-300F | 1 | 2010 | 2024 | Airbus A330-200/P2F |
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