Qantas Group will redeploy thirteen A320-200s previously operated by now-defunct Jetstar Asia Airways to its subsidiaries Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Airport) and Network Aviation (NWK, Perth International), according to its latest annual report for the year ended in June 2025.

Following the closure of the Singapore Changi-based low-cost carrier, nine A320-200s are to be reassigned to Jetstar Airways. Of these, six will replace aircraft with expiring leases and three will boost capacity on routes in Australia and New Zealand.

The remaining four A320s will be delivered to Network Aviation, Qantas’ Perth-based subsidiary that operates scheduled and charter flights in Western Australia. The group said their addition will “accelerate the renewal of the F100 fleet."

According to the ch-aviation data, Network Aviation operates fifteen F100s, of which two are currently inactive, with an average age of 32.2 years. The four incoming A320-200s will directly replace four of these aircraft.

In June, Qantas announced its preference for the E190 as a long-term F100 replacement and is sourcing mid-life aircraft. The first deliveries are expected by late 2026. The group already wet-leases E190s under the QantasLink brand from partly-owned subsidiary Alliance Airlines.

ch-aviation data shows five ex-Jetstar Asia Airways A320-200s have already been transferred to Jetstar Airways and ferried to Alice Springs; they are expected to begin service next month.

Separately, Qantas and Jetstar Airways are rolling out refreshed cabins for ten A330-200s and eleven B787-8s, respectively. The first upgraded A330 is due to enter service by February 2026, followed by the first B787 by April.

Freighter delayed

The group, in the same report, said delivery of three additional A321-200(P2F) freighters, to operated by subsidiary Express Freighters Australia under the Qantas Freight brand, had slipped. While two of the three were initially expected this financial year, all three are now set to arrive in the financial year ending June 2026.

Qantas Group told Cargo Facts that it purposefully decided to delay the deliveries to align with the opening of Sydney Nancy Bird Walton airport. The carrier still expects to eventually expand to twelve A321 freighters. It currently operates six, as well as two A330-200(P2F)s.