Australian Air Express

Australian Air Express
IATA XM	ICAO XME	Callsign JETX
Founded		1992
Fleet size		4 (1 on order) destinations=Regular cargo destinations include: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gove, Groote Eylandt, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney and Townsville
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Headquarters		Melbourne Airport, Victoria, Australia
Key people
Website: http://www.aae.com.au

Australian Air Express is a cargo airline based in Melbourne, Australia. It operates freight-only services within Australia using leased Qantas aircraft. Its main base is Melbourne Airport, with a hub at Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney.^[1]

History

Australian Air Express was established in early 1992 and started operations on 1 August 1992. It was established as a joint venture between Australia's largest airline, Qantas (50%) and government-owned postal provider Australia Post (50%).^[1] AAE use freight capacity on Qantas domestic flights and also dedicated cargo services operated on their behalf by National Jet Systems using Boeing 727 and BAe 146 aircraft. Australian air Express have begun the phasing out of the 727s and they are being replaced by specially modified/converted Boeing 737 aircraft that were formerly part of the Qantas fleet.

Destinations

Australian Air Express currently operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at June 2007)^{[citation needed]}: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gove, Groote Eylandt, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney and Townsville

Fleet

The following aircraft are currently in the Australian Air Express fleet (at September 2007):^[1]

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