DHL Aviation

DHL Aviation
Founded	1969; 55 years ago
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.^{[citation needed]} DHL currently^[when?] 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.^{[citation needed]}
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.^[1]^[2]
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.^{[citation needed]} The fleet is deployed throughout the Middle East and in Africa.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
DHL Air Austria is based at Vienna International Airport, Austria, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.^{[citation needed]}

DHL owns the following smaller subsidiary airlines:^{[citation needed]}

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^[update] DHL had stakes in the following airlines, some of which also operate under the DHL brand or livery:^[3]

AeroLogic, Leipzig, Germany (50%).^{[citation needed]}
Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, New York, United States (49%).^{[citation needed]}
Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).^{[citation needed]}
Vensecar Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela (49%).^{[citation needed]}

Former owned airlines:

Air Hong Kong sold the remaining 40% shares to Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2017.^[4]

Hubs

Brussels Airport was a main hub; when DHL planned expansion at Brussels Airport in October 2004 it created a political crisis in Belgium.^[5]

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.^[6]

Fleet

A DHL Airbus A300-600RF operated by EAT Leipzig.

A DHL Airbus A330-200F operated by EAT Leipzig.

A DHL ATR 42-320F operated by DHL de Guatemala.

A DHL Boeing 747-400BCF operated by Kalitta Air.

A DHL Boeing 757-200PCF operated by EAT Leipzig.

A DHL Boeing 767-200BDSF operated by ABX Air.

A DHL Boeing 767-300F operated by Tasman Cargo Airlines.

A DHL Boeing 777F now operated by Atlas Air.

As of July 2024, the DHL Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^{[citation needed]}

DHL Aviation fleet
Aircraft	In service		Orders	Operator	Notes
ATR 42-300F	1		—	Trans Am Aero Express del Ecuador
	1			DHL de Guatemala
	1			Vensecar Internacional
ATR 72-500F	3		—	Solenta Aviation Gabon
Airbus A300-600RF	36	1		Solinair
		5	—	Air Hong Kong
		6		ASL Airlines Ireland
		24		European Air Transport Leipzig
Airbus A321-200P2F	1	1	4	SmartLynx Malta	^[7]
Airbus A321-200PCF	2	2	4	SmartLynx Malta	1 to be operated by Levu
Airbus A330-200F	5	2	2	Air Hong Kong	1 to be operated by ASL Airlines Ireland, 1 by EAT Leipzig
Airbus A330-200F	5	3	2	European Air Transport Leipzig	1 to be operated by ASL Airlines Ireland, 1 by EAT Leipzig
Airbus A330-300P2F	10	2	3	European Air Transport Leipzig
		8		Air Hong Kong
		8		Air Hong Kong
Boeing 737-400SF	12	1	—	Air Ghana
		2		Cargoair
		2		Mesa Airlines
		3		Kalitta Charters
		4		Swiftair	One crashed as Swiftair Flight 5960
Boeing 737-800SF	1	1	—	Cargoair
Boeing 737-800BCF	4	2	—	Texel Air
Boeing 737-800BCF	4	2	—	Blue Dart Aviation
Boeing 737-800BDSF	8	4	2	Swiftair	^{[citation needed]}
Boeing 737-800BDSF	8	4	—	Kalitta Charters II
Boeing 747-8F	4	4	—	Polar Air Cargo
Boeing 757-200SF	5	5	—	DHL Air UK	One written off in the Uberlingen Mid-Air Collision
Boeing 757-200PCF	34	4	—	DHL Aero Expreso	One crashed as DHL De Guatemala flight 7216.
		5		DHL Air UK
		8		European Air Transport Leipzig
		18		DHL Air Austria
Boeing 767-200BDSF	5	1	—	21 Air
		1		Amerijet International
		3		ABX Air
Boeing 767-300F	6	3	—	DHL Air UK
Boeing 767-300F	6	3	—	Tasman Cargo Airlines
Boeing 767-300BCF	15	5	—	DHL Air UK
		6		DHL Aero Expreso
		5		DHL International Aviation ME
Boeing 767-300BDSF	25	1		DHL Air UK
		2		Cargojet Airways
		3		DHL Air Austria
		4		21 Air
		5		DHL International Aviation
		10		ABX Air
Boeing 777F	21	3	3^[8]	Polar Air Cargo	^[9]
		5		Kalitta Air
		5		Singapore Airlines
		7		DHL Air UK
		8		AeroLogic
Boeing 777-200LR/MF	—	—	9	Mammoth Freighters	Deliveries to commence in 2024.^[10]
Eviation Alice	—	—	12	DHL International Aviation ME	Deliveries to commence in 2024.^[11]
Total	206		35

References

^ "First Boeing 757 Arrives for DHL Freighter Conversion Program". boeing.mediaroom.com. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "DHL and Boeing in talks over 40 more 757-200 freighters". flightglobal.com. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Participation list" (PDF). Annual Financial Statements. Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
^ "Cathay takes full control of freighter Air Hong Kong". www.scmp.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "DHL expansion controversy leads to strike". Eurofound.europa.eu. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
^ "DHL finds new home in Italy". airliners.de. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "EFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx". www.aircargonews.net. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ "DHL Express Places New Order for Six Additional 777 Freighters". The Boeing Company. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "Mammoth Freighters now aims for 2024 certification". www.aircargonews.net. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "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

[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.

[777_O_D_summ-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.

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