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DHL Aviation

IATA ICAO Call sign Various Various Various
Founded	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Hubs	Bahrain Cincinnati East Midlands Hong Kong Leipzig/Halle London–Luton Milan–Malpensa Shanghai–Pudong
Fleet size	202
Destinations	225
Parent company	DHL
Headquarters	Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Website	aviationcargo.dhl.com

DHL Aviation is a division of DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.

Overview

DHL Aviation is a group of airlines that are either owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express. DHL currently owns six main airlines to service various global regions:

• European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT Leipzig) is responsible for the major part of the network for Europe, and for long-haul services to the Middle East and Africa. It operates a fleet of Boeing and Airbus freighters from its hub at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.
• DHL Air UK (DHL Air), acquired by DHL in 1989, is based at East Midlands Airport. Since July 2000, it has operated a fleet of Boeing 757 Freighters on intra-European services and a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters, primarily on transatlantic routes.
• DHL Aero Expreso is a subsidiary in the Central and South America Hub in Tocumen, Panamá, operating a fleet of Boeing 737-400, 757-200 and 767-300 freighters which also serve destinations in the Caribbean and Florida.
• SNAS/DHL (DHL International) handles Middle East destinations from its headquarters and main regional hub at Bahrain International Airport, operating a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters. The fleet is deployed throughout the Middle East and in Africa.
• Blue Dart Aviation is based at Chennai International Airport, India, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters. It provides services for DHL's Indian network and regional charters.
• DHL Air Austria is based at Vienna International Airport, Austria, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.

DHL owns the following smaller subsidiary airlines:

• DHL de Guatemala, Guatemala City
• DHL Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
• DHL Aviation South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, with a fleet of ATR 72-200F operated by Solenta Aviation.

As of December 2007 DHL had stakes in the following airlines, some of which also operate under the DHL brand or livery:

• AeroLogic, Leipzig, Germany (50%).
• Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, New York, United States (49%).
• Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).
• Vensecar Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela (49%).

Former owned airlines:

• Air Hong Kong sold the remaining 40% shares to Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2017.

Hubs

Brussels Airport was a main hub; when DHL planned expansion at Brussels Airport in October 2004 it created a political crisis in Belgium.

In March 2021, DHL Aviation announced the relocation of one of its main hub operations from Bergamo to Milan Malpensa Airport, where it opened new logistics facilities.

Fleet

As of July 2024, the DHL Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

See also

• 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
• 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision
• DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216
• 2004 Air Tahoma CV-580 crash
• 2024 Swiftair Boeing 737 crash

References

1. "First Boeing 757 Arrives for DHL Freighter Conversion Program". boeing.mediaroom.com. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
2. "DHL and Boeing in talks over 40 more 757-200 freighters". flightglobal.com. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
3. "Participation list" (PDF). Annual Financial Statements. Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
4. "Cathay takes full control of freighter Air Hong Kong". www.scmp.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
5. "DHL expansion controversy leads to strike". Eurofound.europa.eu. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
6. "DHL finds new home in Italy". airliners.de. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
7. "EFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx". www.aircargonews.net. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
8. "Boeing 777: Orders and Deliveries (updated monthly)". The Boeing Company. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
9. "DHL Express Places New Order for Six Additional 777 Freighters". The Boeing Company. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
10. "Mammoth Freighters now aims for 2024 certification". www.aircargonews.net. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
11. "DHL EXPRESS SHAPES FUTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION WITH THE ORDER OF FIRST-EVER ALL-ELECTRIC CARGO PLANES FROM EVIATION". DHL. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

External links

• Media related to DHL Aviation at Wikimedia Commons
• DHL Express Division - Aviations

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