Qantas has announced new freight schedules between Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand to support new and growing customer demand. Three weekly services are now operating between Australia and Hong Kong using widebody A332 passenger-to-freight (P2F) aircraft. Two of these services fly from Sydney to Hong Kong every Wednesday and Sunday and, for the first time, Qantas Freight is offering a Perth-Hong Kong-Sydney service departing Australia each Friday to cater for shipments from Western … [Read more...] about Qantas Freight boosts capacity with new aircraft
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Qantas to add six A321s for its domestic cargo fleet
Qantas Freight will increase its domestic fleet with six Airbus A321 aircraft to meet growing e-commerce demand and as part of replacing its older freighters. The six A321 freighters are expected to arrive between early 2024 and mid-2026 and will replace the fleet of Boeing 737 freighters that are approaching the end of their economic life. Each A321 freighter can carry 23 tonnes of cargo, nine tonnes more than the older 737s, and are around 30 percent more fuel efficient per tonne of … [Read more...] about Qantas to add six A321s for its domestic cargo fleet
Qantas merges business units as International CEO steps down
Sydney-based Qantas Group has made a cut to its Group Management Committee in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, with Qantas International’s CEO, Tino La Spina, relieving his post effective 1 September, a press release confirmed. The Group expects its international flights to remain grounded until at least mid-2021. La Spina’s responsibilities will be transferred to Andrew David, CEO of Qantas Domestic, adding to his existing duties for Qantas Domestic and Qantas Freight. Meanwhile, John … [Read more...] about Qantas merges business units as International CEO steps down
Qantas does ‘milk run’ from Tasmania to China
Tapping the rapidly growing demand for Chinese perishable food imports, Qantas Freight has been named as the exclusive air freight partner to carry VAN Dairy's fresh Tasmanian milk export to Ningbo, China. In the first half of 2017, subject to government and regulatory approvals, Qantas will carry more than 50,000 litres of fresh VAN milk in the belly of a B767-300 freighter from Hobart to the second largest city in the Zhejiang Province which has a population of 55 million people. The … [Read more...] about Qantas does ‘milk run’ from Tasmania to China
Qantas does 'milk run' from Tasmania to China
Tapping the rapidly growing demand for Chinese perishable food imports, Qantas Freight has been named as the exclusive air freight partner to carry VAN Dairy's fresh Tasmanian milk export to Ningbo, China. In the first half of 2017, subject to government and regulatory approvals, Qantas will carry more than 50,000 litres of fresh VAN milk in the belly of a B767-300 freighter from Hobart to the second largest city in the Zhejiang Province which has a population of 55 million people. The B767-300 … [Read more...] about Qantas does 'milk run' from Tasmania to China
Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
Qantas Freight and the Australia Post Group today announced a five-year extension of their international mail air freight agreement. This agreement sees Qantas Freight handle 12,000 tonnes of mail and parcels out of Australia each year. The Australia Post Group is the nation’s largest user of air freight services, and the international contract builds on the five-year domestic air freight agreement the two companies signed in June last year. This included the establishment of a dedicated … [Read more...] about Qantas, Australia Post sign int’l mail deal
