Qantas Freight is to acquire six Airbus A321 aircraft to meet the growing demand for e-commerce from its customers.
Since the onset of COVID-19, Qantas’s freight division has seen a significant lift in cargo volumes driven partly by a structural shift to online shopping.
The six A321 freighters, which are expected to progressively arrive between early calendar year 2024 and mid-2026, will replace the long-term fleet of five Boeing 737 freighters that are approaching the end of their economic life.
Each A321 freighter carries 23 tonnes of cargo, nine tonnes more than the older 737s, and the A321s are 30 per cent more read more ⇒
Source:: AirlineRatings.Com