More Routes for Atlas
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:54 am
SYDNEY 22 January 2009: Qantas Freight announced today that it would introduce a direct weekly
Boeing 747-400 freighter service between the United States and New Zealand from February 2009.
Group General Manager Qantas Freight, Mr Stephen Cleary said the new route confirmed Qantas
Freight’s commitment to serving the needs of its customers in the United States and New Zealand.
“Our new freighter service will provide main deck capacity between the US east coast and New
Zealand as well as from New Zealand into Australia, with connections to Asian ports including
Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai,” Mr Cleary said.
“The service will initially operate every Friday from New York (JFK) and Chicago (ORD) through to
Auckland (AKL) and Melbourne (MEL) and then extend direct from Melbourne into Asia.
“The new schedule will allow us to utilise our aircraft for additional charter work and to give us the
option, subject to demand, of adding an additional weekly service on this new route at a later date.”
Mr Cleary said that the introduction of new routes to Qantas Freight’s network diversified the
business’s exposure to the current global economic environment and its impact on air freight
volumes.
“February marks five years since we added the first of three dedicated B747 freighter aircraft to our
fleet,” he said.
“Last year we extended the wet-lease on three freighter aircraft until 2014. Along with our recent
investments in specialist supply chain businesses such as Jets Transport Express and DPEX, this
gives us the flexibility to move resources to where they are needed.”
Boeing 747-400 freighter service between the United States and New Zealand from February 2009.
Group General Manager Qantas Freight, Mr Stephen Cleary said the new route confirmed Qantas
Freight’s commitment to serving the needs of its customers in the United States and New Zealand.
“Our new freighter service will provide main deck capacity between the US east coast and New
Zealand as well as from New Zealand into Australia, with connections to Asian ports including
Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai,” Mr Cleary said.
“The service will initially operate every Friday from New York (JFK) and Chicago (ORD) through to
Auckland (AKL) and Melbourne (MEL) and then extend direct from Melbourne into Asia.
“The new schedule will allow us to utilise our aircraft for additional charter work and to give us the
option, subject to demand, of adding an additional weekly service on this new route at a later date.”
Mr Cleary said that the introduction of new routes to Qantas Freight’s network diversified the
business’s exposure to the current global economic environment and its impact on air freight
volumes.
“February marks five years since we added the first of three dedicated B747 freighter aircraft to our
fleet,” he said.
“Last year we extended the wet-lease on three freighter aircraft until 2014. Along with our recent
investments in specialist supply chain businesses such as Jets Transport Express and DPEX, this
gives us the flexibility to move resources to where they are needed.”
