European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH — often shortened to EAT Leipzig or EAT-LEJ — is a German cargo airline with its head office and main hub on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony.[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[3] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel post and express mail services. It also provides ad hoc charter services including livestock transport.
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| Founded | November 2005 (as a maintenance organisation) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 26 March 2010 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 38 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | DHL | ||||||
| Headquarters | Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Overview
editThe company dates from a merger agreement of 10 February 2010, which involved European Air Transport N.V. Brussels. That company was incorporated by the European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH and merged with it.[4] European Air Transport Leipzig employs around 450 pilots and 480 technical personnel. Newly hired pilots are employed by either one of the subcontractors (ACL / DHL UK) or EAT Gmbh with a Leipzig-based contract. The airline also operates a number of routes for British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Lufthansa and Amazon.[5]
Destinations
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European Air Transport operates services to Europe, Middle East and Africa as part of the DHL Aviation network. Besides over 75 smaller "air gateways", the major operational bases of DHL Aviation in Europe are:[6]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
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| Belgium | Brussels | Brussels Airport | Hub |
| Czech Republic | Brno | Brno-Tuřany Airport | |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Copenhagen Airport | |
| France | Paris | Charles de Gaulle Airport | |
| Germany | Frankfurt | Frankfurt Airport | |
| Leipzig | Leipzig/Halle Airport | Hub | |
| Italy | Milan | Milan Malpensa Airport | |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Lisbon Airport | |
| Porto | Porto Airport | ||
| Spain | Madrid | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | Vitoria Airport | ||
| Sweden | Örebro | Örebro Airport | |
| United Kingdom | East Midlands | East Midlands Airport | |
| London | Heathrow Airport | ||
| Luton Airport |
Fleet
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Current fleet
editAs of January 2024, the European Air Transport Leipzig corporate fleet consists of the following aircraft.[citation needed] Additionally, several smaller aircraft are operated under contract for EAT Leipzig and DHL respectively by airlines such as Swiftair and West Atlantic UK.
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes | |
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| Airbus A300-600RF | 25 | — | ||
| Airbus A330-200F | 4 | — | ||
| Airbus A330-300P2F | 2 | — | ||
| Boeing 757-200PCF | 7 | — | ||
| Total | 38 | — | ||
Former fleet
edit| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 757-200PF | 1[citation needed] | 2010 | 2016 | transferred to DHL Air UK |
| Boeing 757-200SF | 11[citation needed] | 2010 | 2018 |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On 25 November 2024, a Boeing 737-400F (registered as EC-MFE) flying as Swiftair Flight 5960 on behalf of EAT Leipzig, crashed into a house while on approach to Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Out of the four occupants onboard, one person died while two others were injured.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 21 |December 2009, made public on 23 December 2009
- ^ "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 26 March 2010, made public on 31 March 2010
- ^ DHL's European Air Transport (EAT) airline under new license. Archived 25 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Press Release, 31 March 2010
- ^ "dhl-gcs.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus" (in Lithuanian). LRT. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
External links
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