History
Qantas announced that Express Freighters Australia would start operations in October 2006 with one aircraft and four pilots, increasing to four aircraft and up to 40 pilots by March 2007. It was intended that the airline would be a dedicated domestic air freight carrier for time-sensitive freight such as mail, electrical equipment and computers. It commenced operations on 24 October 2006, initially operating one Boeing 737-300, and expanded to four aircraft during 2007.
The four 737s supplanted Boeing 727-200s previously operated on behalf of Australian air Express (itself a joint venture of Qantas Freight and Australia Post) by National Jet Systems.
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