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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 727's BA146's aircraft. Australian air Express have begun the phasing out of the 727's and they are being replaced by specially modified/converted 737 aircraft that were formerly part of the Qantas fleet. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia and the worlds third oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM and Avianca. ... Australia Post is the government-owned postal service of Australia. ... National Jet is a charter airline based in Adelaide, Australia and is part of the Cobham Plc group in England. ...

Destinations

Australian Air Express currently operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005)^{[citation needed]}: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gove, Groote Eylandt, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney and Townsville. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ... Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Gove Peninsula (12°17′ S 136°49′ E) is at the northeastern corner of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Groote Eylandt from space, November 1989 Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia and is the homeland of and is owned by, the Anindilyakwa people. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Mackay (, pop. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Mayor Margaret Strelow Area 187 km² Population 59,120 (2003) (ABS) Time zone UTC + 10 Latitude Longitude Rockhampton (or Rocky as it is known by the locals) is a small city and Local Government Area in Central Queensland, Australia, located 42 km inland from the Capricorn coast on the Bruce... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, located in the state of Queensland. ...

Fleet

The following aircraft are currently in the Australian Air Express fleet (at April 2007):^[1] 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

• 2 x Boeing 737-300 (VH-XMO and VH-XMR + 2 orders (VH-XML and VH-XMB)

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Previously operated

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• 5 x Boeing 727-200
• 2 x BAe 146-300
• 1 x BAe 146-100

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See also

• Qantas
• Australia Post
• Cargo airlines

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External links

• Australian Air Express
• Qantas
• Australia Post

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 27 March 2007