Qantas Air Cargo Profile

Qantas Freight is the dedicated cargo arm of Qantas Airways, Australia's flag carrier and one of the world's oldest airlines, founded in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. The freight division was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Sydney. Qantas holds IATA code QF and ICAO code QFA, and is a founding member of the oneworld alliance. The unit manages cargo capacity on both dedicated freighters and the bellyholds of Qantas and Jetstar passenger aircraft, positioning it as the largest air freight operator in the Australian market.

The dedicated freighter fleet is owned and flown by subsidiary Express Freighters Australia and centres on Airbus narrowbody and widebody conversions. As of 2024 to 2025 it comprised roughly six Airbus A321-200/P2F freighters, each carrying about 23 tonnes, and two Airbus A330-200/P2F widebodies converted from former Qantas and Jetstar passenger jets. Qantas Freight retired its last Boeing 767-300F in May 2024 and wet-leases additional aircraft, including two Boeing 747-400F from Atlas Air for long-haul lanes, plus 737-400F, BAe 146 and ATR 72 turboprops for domestic and regional feeder services.

Qantas Freight operates from primary hubs at Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) and Brisbane (BNE), supported by more than 20 cargo handling terminals worldwide. As of October 2024 it directly served around 50 international and 80 domestic destinations, with reach extended to roughly 480 destinations through interline and partner arrangements, including a cargo cooperation agreement signed with Emirates in 2024. International freighter lanes link Australia with Asia, notably Hong Kong, and trans-Tasman routes to New Zealand. The division also confirmed it will be the first cargo airline at Western Sydney International Airport's new 24-hour cargo precinct, due to open in late 2026.