DHL Aviation

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DHL Aviation
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IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded1969;55 years ago (1969)
Hubs
Fleet size202
Destinations225
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.

Contents

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:

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

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

D-AEAG DHL (European Air Transport - EAT) (6872540344).jpg
A DHL Airbus A300-600RF operated by EAT Leipzig.
D-ALEJ Airbus A330F of EAT Leipzig (50047999421).jpg
A DHL Airbus A330-200F operated by EAT Leipzig.
ATR 42-300(F), DHL de Guatemala JP7460907.jpg
A DHL ATR 42-320F operated by DHL de Guatemala.
Kalitta Air Boeing 747-400F; N740CK@HKG;31.07.2011 614gy (6052603355).jpg
A DHL Boeing 747-400BCF operated by Kalitta Air.
DHL (European Air Transport Leipzig - EAT) Boeing 757 Zammit.jpg
A DHL Boeing 757-200PCF operated by EAT Leipzig.
DHL Boeing 767-200 N798AX at Miami Intl. Airport (KMIA-MIA) (8509982503).jpg
A DHL Boeing 767-200BDSF operated by ABX Air.
Southern Air Boeing 777-FZB N775SA.jpg
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
AircraftIn
service
OrdersOperatorNotes
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 361 Solinair
5 Air Hong Kong
6 ASL Airlines Ireland
24 European Air Transport Leipzig
Airbus A321-200P2F 114 SmartLynx Malta [15]
Airbus A321-200PCF 22 SmartLynx Malta 1 to be operated by Levu
Airbus A330-200F 522 Air Hong Kong 1 to be operated by ASL Airlines Ireland, 1 by EAT Leipzig
3 European Air Transport Leipzig
Airbus A330-300P2F 1023 European Air Transport Leipzig
8 Air Hong Kong
Boeing 737-400SF 121 Air Ghana
2 Cargoair
2 Mesa Airlines
3 Kalitta Charters
4 Swiftair
Boeing 737-800SF 11 Cargoair
Boeing 737-800BCF 42 Texel Air
2 Blue Dart Aviation
Boeing 737-800BDSF 842 Swiftair [16]
4 Kalitta Charters II
Boeing 747-8F 44 Polar Air Cargo
Boeing 757-200SF 55 DHL Air UK
Boeing 757-200PCF 343 DHL Aero Expreso
5 DHL Air UK
8 European Air Transport Leipzig
18DHL Air Austria
Boeing 767-200BDSF 51 21 Air
1 Amerijet International
3 ABX Air
Boeing 767-300F 63 DHL Air UK
3 Tasman Cargo Airlines
Boeing 767-300BCF 155 DHL Air UK
5 DHL Aero Expreso
5 DHL International Aviation ME
Boeing 767-300BDSF251 DHL Air UK
2 Cargojet Airways
3DHL Air Austria
4 21 Air
5 DHL International Aviation
10 ABX Air
Boeing 777F 2133 [17] Polar Air Cargo [18]
5 Kalitta Air
5 Singapore Airlines
7 DHL Air UK
8 AeroLogic
Boeing 777-200LR/MF 9Mammoth FreightersDeliveries to commence in 2024. [19]
Eviation Alice 12 DHL International Aviation ME Deliveries to commence in 2024. [20]
Total20235

See also

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