DHL Aero Expreso

DHL Aero Expreso

IATA ICAO Call sign D5 [1] DAE YELLOW
Founded	February 1996
Commenced operations	August 15, 1996
Hubs	Tocumen International Airport
Secondary hubs	Miami International Airport
Subsidiaries	DHL Ecuador DHL de Guatemala
Fleet size	10
Destinations	17
Parent company	DHL (49%)
Headquarters	Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama
Key people	Pablo Rousselin (Managing Director) Luis Bustillo (Technical Operations Director) Jairo Guardia (Flight Operations Director)
Founder	Felix Picardi
Employees	482 (2023)
Website	www.dhl.com

DHL Aero Expreso S.A. is a cargo airline based out of Panama City, Panama. ^[2] It is wholly owned by DHL Group ^[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in Central and South America. ^[3] Its main base is Tocumen International Airport, Panama City. ^[4]

History

The airline was established in February 1996 and started operations on August 15, 1996. It began operations with charter flights, but added scheduled services on November 7, 1996. ^[4] It is owned by Felix Picardi (51%) and DHL (49%) and has 482 employees in Panama (as of May 2023). Since April 2020, Pablo Rousselin has been the current Managing Director, replacing Steve Getzler after his retirement.^{[ citation needed ]}

Destinations

DHL Aero Expreso operates freight services to the following scheduled international destinations (as of October 2023):^{[ citation needed ]}

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport		[5]
Aruba	Oranjestad	Queen Beatrix International Airport
Barbados	Bridgetown	Grantley Adams International Airport
Chile	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport
Costa Rica	San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Curaçao	Willemstad	Curaçao International Airport
Ecuador	Guayaquil	José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport
El Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador International Airport
Guatemala	Guatemala City	La Aurora International Airport		[6]
Honduras	La Ceiba	Golosón International Airport	Terminated
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport
Panama	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport	Hub
Peru	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Puerto Rico	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Piarco International Airport
United States	Miami	Miami International Airport	Hub
Venezuela	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757-200PCF

A former DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 727-200F in 2007

Current fleet

As of December 2024, the DHL Aero Expreso fleet consists of the following aircraft: ^{[7] [8]}

DHL Aero Expreso fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 757-200PCF	4	—
Boeing 767-300BCF	6	—
Total	10	—

Former fleet

DHL Aero Expreso formerly also operated the following aircraft types:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Boeing 727-200F
• Boeing 737-400SF

Accidents and incidents

• On April 7, 2022, DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200PCF (registered HP-2010DAE) from DHL Aero Expreso while operating for DHL de Guatemala, made an emergency landing after taking off from Juan Santamaría International Airport due to hydraulic issues. After the aircraft landed back, it veered off the runway and broke up into two parts after falling into a ditch. The accident caused No casualties nor injuries. The airport was shut down for several hours after the crash and the aircraft was written off. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

See also

• List of airlines of Panama

References

1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
2. "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. "DHL Airlines". DHL International GmbH. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International . 2007-04-03. p. 73.
5. Damian Brett (June 9, 2023). "DHL Express continues Americas expansion with Argentina flights". Aircargonews.net.
6. "D55455 DHL Aero Expreso Flight Status: Miami MIA to Guatemala City GUA". Airportia. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
7. Dominik Sipinski (August 17, 2023). "Panama's DHL Aero Express adds B757 freighters". Ch-aviation.com.
8. "DHL Aero Expreso Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
9. "Avión de DHL se parte en dos luego de aterrizaje de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría". Delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
10. "DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757 freighter exits runway and brakes into pieces at San Jose, Costa Rica". Aviation24.be=April 7, 2022.
11. "DHL 757 suffers runway excursion in San Jose, breaks in two". Flightradar24 . 8 April 2022.

External links

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