Qantas Aviation Services comprises five associated businesses, which deliver specialist services to the Qantas Group and third party customers.

QANTAS DEFENCE SERVICES - Qantas Defence Services (QDS) provides expert support to the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) C130 Hercules aircraft at Richmond and Canberra, and the Australian Government’s VIP aircraft in Canberra. QDS is also providing aircraft conversion services for Airbus Military on the RAAF’s Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) – a large and complex project to convert four A330-200 aircraft to tankers with air-to-air refuelling capability. QDS employs approximately 500 employees, with approximately 160 highly-skilled specialist engineers focused on the MRTT project.

QANTAS GROUND SERVICES - Qantas Ground Services provides ‘below the wing’ personnel support to a number of Group business areas, including Airports and QantasLink.

GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT - Complementing Qantas Ground Services, Ground Service Equipment provides equipment necessary to support aircraft servicing between flights.

QANTAS FLEET PRESENTATION - Qantas Fleet Presentation assists with the cleaning and preparation of aircraft between services, ensuring that onboard product is maintained to a high standard. 

LTQ ENGINEERING- Qantas is a partner in LTQ Engineering Engine Maintenance Centre of Excellence joint venture with Lufthansa Technik that overhauls General Electric engines for Qantas, Lufthansa and third party customers. Based in Melbourne, the business employs around 200 people.