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DHL Aviation is a division of DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 202 | ||||||
| Destinations | 225 | ||||||
| Parent company | DHL | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||
| Website | aviationcargo | ||||||
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.[1]
- 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.[2][3][4]
- 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.[5] 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.[6]
- DHL Air Austria is based at Vienna International Airport, Austria, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.[7]
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:[8]
- AeroLogic, Leipzig, Germany (50%).[9]
- Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, New York, United States (49%).
- Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).[10]
- Vensecar Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela (49%).
Former owned airlines:
- Air Hong Kong sold the remaining 40% shares to Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2017.[11]
Brussels Airport was a main hub; when DHL planned expansion at Brussels Airport in October 2004 it created a political crisis in Belgium.[12]
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.[13]
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A DHL Airbus A300-600RF operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL Airbus A330-200F operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL ATR 42-320F operated by DHL de Guatemala.
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A DHL Boeing 747-400BCF operated by Kalitta Air.
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A DHL Boeing 757-200PCF operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL Boeing 767-200BDSF operated by ABX Air.
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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:[14]
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