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International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) charter flights

  • Qantas Freight is playing a key role in the Australian Government’s $110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) – a temporary measure designed to help support Australian exporters by restoring critical global supply chains impacted by the significant reductions in passenger flights from Australia
  • IFAM-supported Qantas charter flights led to services being reintroduced in May between Australia and Auckland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo using A330-300 aircraft as freight-only flights
  • Inbound flights carry essential medical equipment and supplies to help combat the spread of the disease
  • The IFAM flights have recently been extended to operate until mid-July and discussions with the Government are ongoing to help keep essential freight moving
  • More information including the full charter flight schedule can be found here

 

Introduction of direct SYD-PVG services

  • Ongoing strong demand for services between Australia and China saw Qantas Freight introduce additional 5 x weekly flights between Sydney and Shanghai in April, with services increasing to daily for May and June
  • A330-300 passenger aircraft are being used as freight-only flights, providing up to 32 tonnes of freight capacity per sector
  • Outbound commodities include premium seafood and other fresh produce, whilst inbound capacity is primarily medical supplies and equipment, technical goods and e-commerce including electronic products

 

International Freighters and charters

  • Our international freighters continue to operate their weekly schedule, with 2 x 747-8F flights that joined the fleet last year adding extra capacity to the key routes between Australia, China and the US
  • Our dedicated 767F operates into Hong Kong and we have increased the number of services to 3 per week and we also offer 5 per week trans-Tasman services.
  • There’s also been high demand for charter services which we have been able to support using the 767F and other freighters in the fleet. We’ve operated over 80 charters so far including HKGPER, MELLAX and SYDAKL.
  • More information about our freighter schedule can be found here

Minimum International Network flights

  • The Qantas Group has played a key role in providing support to the Australian Government by operating a series of flights for Australians abroad including services between Perth and London, and Melbourne and Los Angeles
  • These passenger flights have also provided much-needed belly space for freight to support the movement of essential goods
  • The airline has also operated over 15 “repatriation” charter flights in partnership with the Australian Government to bring Australian’s home from a range of international destinations including Lima, Johannesburg, Santiago, Chennai, Delhi, Wuhan and Tokyo.

Domestic flying

  • Qantas and Jetstar continue to operate a limited network of 200 passenger flights across Australia each week – 164 services on key trunk routes and a further 36 flights servicing regional ports. A330’s are being used on key lanes to ensure freight uplift.
  • Critical, time-sensitive freight is being loaded into the belly space of these limited passenger services, providing essential links from capital cities to remote and regional Australia
  • More information can be found on the Qantas Freight website here and on qantas.com here

 

Domestic freighter services

  • Our fleet of 14 domestic freighters have had record uplifts during the past few weeks as demand for fast, overnight deliveries continues to soar
  • On average, uplift has increased by more than 40% compared with the same period last year with 45 services operating each night
  • Demand has been driven by a significant increase in online shopping during the pandemic as retailers look to service customers through their online channels, delivering a door-to-door service thereby avoiding physical contact

Gerry’s dnata Expands Offering; Launches Line Maintenance Services in Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan, 13 January 2022 – Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s leading ground services provider, has expanded its offering. The company obtained Maintenance Organization Approval from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority to provide aircraft line maintenance services to airline customers, and now offers a one-stop-shop of ground handling, cargo and technical services at the airports of Karachi (KHI), Lahore (LHE) and Islamabad (ISB). 

Gerry’s dnata’s team of professionals can provide full line maintenance support and are trained on customers’ company procedures, providing a seamless service to both passenger and cargo airlines.

The launch customer is flydubai, which Gerry’s dnata already serves at four airports in Pakistan providing a range of ramp and passenger handling services to the airline and its customers.

Syed Haris Raza, Vice President of Gerry’s dnata, said: “As Pakistan’s leading ground handler, we constantly enhance our offering to best meet the needs of our customers. We are confident that our airline partners will welcome the expansion of our portfolio and take advantage of getting quality and safe ground handling and technical services from a single provider. Our team of highly trained, seasoned professionals will deliver world-class quality and safety for our valued customers.”

Mick Hills, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Maintenance at flydubai, said: “We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with Gerry’s dnata to include line maintenance services in Pakistan. Having a single, local provider to oversee our line maintenance, as well as ground handling, will add more efficiencies to our fleet management and ensure a quicker turnaround of our aircraft.”

Gerry’s dnata have the capability to handle the following aircraft types for scheduled, unscheduled and AOG services:

  • Airbus A319/A320/A321 NEO (CFM LEAP-1A)
  • Airbus A318/319/320/321 (CFM56)
  • Airbus A319/320/321 (IAE V2500)
  • Airbus A330 (RR RB 211 Trent 700)
  • Airbus A330 (GE CF6)
  • Boeing B737-600/700/800/900 (CFM56)

Over the past year, Gerry’s dnata has continued to enhance its operations and services to deliver the highest level of quality and safety and help airline customers safely transport passengers and precious cargo to and from Pakistan. It made significant investments in infrastructure, technology and equipment, including the opening of a new, state-of- the-art cargo facility in Lahore which doubled the company’s cargo handling capacity at the airport.

Gerry’s dnata’s quality of service helped it win or retain over 20 contracts with key accounts across its network. The company also achieved prestigious industry certifications, including GDP and IATA’s ISAGO accreditation, which validate its capabilities and place the business in a market leading position.

Gerry’s dnata serves more than 20 airline customers at seven Pakistani airports. The company’s team consists of over 2,500 dedicated aviation professionals who assist more than seven million passengers and handle 150,000 tons of cargo annually.

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Contact
Gabor Vasarhelyi
Public Relations, dnata
gabor.vasarhelyi@dnata.com