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DHL Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
Various Various Various
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Hubs
Fleet size202
Destinations225
Parent companyDHL
HeadquartersBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Websiteaviationcargo.dhl.com

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

Overview

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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:

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

As of December 2007 DHL had stakes in the following airlines, some of which also operate under the DHL brand or livery:[8]

Former owned airlines:

Hubs

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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]

Fleet

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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 777F now operated by Atlas Air.

As of July 2024, the DHL Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[14]

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 [15]
Airbus A321-200PCF 2 2 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
3 European Air Transport Leipzig
Airbus A330-300P2F 10 2 3 European Air Transport Leipzig
8 Air Hong Kong
Boeing 737-400SF 12 1 Air Ghana
2 Cargoair
2 Mesa Airlines
3 Kalitta Charters
4 Swiftair
Boeing 737-800SF 1 1 Cargoair
Boeing 737-800BCF 4 2 Texel Air
2 Blue Dart Aviation
Boeing 737-800BDSF 8 4 2 Swiftair [16]
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 3 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
3 Tasman Cargo Airlines
Boeing 767-300BCF 15 5 DHL Air UK
5 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[17] Polar Air Cargo [18]
5 Kalitta Air
5 Singapore Airlines
7 DHL Air UK
8 AeroLogic
Boeing 777-200LR/MF 9 Mammoth Freighters Deliveries to commence in 2024.[19]
Eviation Alice 12 DHL International Aviation ME Deliveries to commence in 2024.[20]
Total 202 35

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EAT Leipzig Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ "DHL Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First Boeing 757 Arrives for DHL Freighter Conversion Program". boeing.mediaroom.com. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "DHL and Boeing in talks over 40 more 757-200 freighters". flightglobal.com. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ "DHL International Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Blue Dart Aviation Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "DHL Air Austria Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net Just Aviation.
  8. ^ "Participation list" (PDF). Annual Financial Statements. Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  9. ^ "AeroLogic Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Cathay takes full control of freighter Air Hong Kong". www.scmp.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ^ "DHL expansion controversy leads to strike". Eurofound.europa.eu. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  13. ^ "DHL finds new home in Italy". airliners.de. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "DHL Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  15. ^ "EFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx". www.aircargonews.net. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Swiftair Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "DHL Express Places New Order for Six Additional 777 Freighters". The Boeing Company. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "Mammoth Freighters now aims for 2024 certification". www.aircargonews.net. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  20. ^ "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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