DHL Aviation
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| Division | |
| Industry |
Express Logistics, Air freight |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
| Owner | Deutsche Post |
| Parent | DHL Express |
| Website | DHL Express Division - Aviations |
DHL Aviation is a division of DHL Express (owned by Deutsche Post DHL) responsible for providing air transport capacity. It is not a single airline but refers to several airlines owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express. In 2009, Deutsche Post World Net rebranded to Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL).
Overview
Deutsche Post owns five main airlines, which provide services by region:
- European Air Transport Leipzig is responsible for the major part of the European network and for longhaul services to the Middle East and Africa. From its hub at the Leipzig/Halle Airport it operates a fleet of 11 Boeing 757 Freighters and 16 Airbus A300-600 Freighters. With 3 A300-600 on order (from Maximus Air Cargo).
- DHL Air UK is based at East Midlands Airport, was purchased by DHL in 1989, and has since 2000 been operating a fleet of 22 Boeing 757-200SF freighters on intra-European services and a fleet of four new-built Boeing 767-300ERF Freighters, primarily on trans-atlantic routes.
- DHL Aero Expreso is the subsidiary in Central and South America Hub in Tocumen, Panamá , operating a fleet of Boeing 727-200 and 757-200 Freighters in Central- and South America, as well as serving destinations in the Caribbean and Florida.
- SNAS/DHL handles Middle East destinations from its headquarters and main regional hub at Bahrain International Airport, operating a fleet of Boeing 727-200 and 757-200 freighters. The fleet is deployed throughout the Middle East and in Africa.
- Blue Dart Aviation, is based at Chennai International Airport, Chennai, India, with a fleet of 5 Boeing 757 Freighters and 3 Boeing 737 Freighters. It provides services for the Indian network of DHL and regional charters.[1]
Blue Dart Aviation Boeing 757-200(SF)
It also owns the following smaller airlines:
- DHL de Guatemala, Guatemala City.
- Aero Express Del Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Deutsche Post also has stakes in the following airlines, some of which also operate under the DHL brand or livery:[2]
- AeroLogic, Schkeuditz (Leipzig), Germany (50%).
- Air Hong Kong, Hong Kong (40%).
- ABX Air, Inc. Wilmington, OH, USA (0%, Contract).
- Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, NY, USA (49%).
- Southern Air, Erlanger, KY, USA (0%, Contract).
- Solenta Aviation, Johannesburg, South Africa (unknown).
- Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).
Fleet
A Tupolev Tu-204C operated for DHL by Aviastar-TU at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia.
DHL Express's global headquarters are part of the Deutsche Post headquarters in Bonn.
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A300-600RF | 29 | 0 | 10 - Air Hong Kong 19 - European Air Transport Leipzig |
| ATR 42-300F | 3 | 0 | 1 - Aero Express Del Ecuador 1 - DHL de Guatemala 1 - Vensecar Internacional |
| Boeing 727-200F | 6 | 0 | 3 - Transmile Air Services 3 - Vensecar Internacional |
| Boeing 737-200CF | 1 | 0 | Blue Dart Aviation |
| Boeing 737-400SF | 4 | 4 | 3 - ASL Airlines Ireland 5 - Southern Air[3] |
| Boeing 747-400 (BCF) | 11 | 0 | 3 - Air Hong Kong 2 - Kalitta Air 6 - Atlas Air[4] |
| Boeing 747-8F | 4 | 0 | Atlas Air[5] |
| Boeing 757-200F | 44 | 0 | 5 - Blue Dart Aviation 3 - DHL Aero Expreso 22 - DHL Air UK 3 - DHL International Aviation ME 11 - European Air Transport Leipzig |
| Boeing 767-200F | 7 | 0 | 2 - DHL International Aviation ME 5 - Atlas Air |
| Boeing 767-300ERF | 6 | 0 | 2 - Atlas Air 4 - DHL Air UK |
| Boeing 777F | 12 | 0 | 8 - AeroLogic 4 - Southern Air |
| Tupolev Tu-204-100C | 1 | 0 | Aviastar-TU |
| Total | 120 | 4 |
- Does not contain fleet data from ABX Air, Inc., Solenta Aviation, Cargo Air, Swiftair, ASL Airlines Switzerland, Aeronaves TSM, Transmile Air Services.
References
- ↑ "Blue Dart Aviation Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net Just Aviation.
- ↑ "Participation list" (PDF). Annual Financial Statements. Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
- ↑ "Southern Air" (PDF).
- ↑ "Atlas Air".
- ↑ "Another Atlas Air freighter".
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