Qantas Freight is a Qantas subsidiary, responsible for Qantas group air cargo operations. It is the owner of Freighters Australia freighters, Qantas Courier and Jets Transport Express trucking companies. Qantas Freight is also a partner in two joint ventures with Australia Post: Air Express from Australia, specializing in door-to-door package delivery, and Star Track Express, a freight company. In November 2012, Qantas Freight completely took over Australia air express and relinquished its stake in Star Track to Australia Post. Qantas Freight is also the owner of Asia's freight forwarder, DPEX Worldwide, until it was acquired by competitor Toll Holdings in 2010.
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Destination
As of September 2013 Qantas Freight directly serves 50 international and 80 domestic destinations. Qantas Freight has the ability to reach 480 global destinations through its airline partners, including Emirates, which signed a cargo cooperation agreement by 2013.
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Fleet
In addition to placing shipment on top of Qantas and Jetstar Airways international and domestic flights, Qantas Freight operates the following aircraft:
In June 2016, 737-400F, two of 737-300Fs and three BAe 146 have been renamed and operated as a special fleet for Australia Post and StarTrack.
Pricing case
Legal action was brought in the United States against a number of airline shipping operations on charges of pricing between 2000 and 2006, including Qantas Freight. After imposing a fine of US $ 300 million on British Airways, in November 2007 Qantas Freight agreed to plead guilty in US court and fined US $ 61 million. In a separate development the former head of Qantas Freight in the United States was sentenced to eight months in prison in May 2008. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission also launched legal action in Australia, and in October 2008 Qantas management agreed to settle the case with a fine of A $ 20 million. Qantas also faces a number of class action lawsuits.
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