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Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 211 | ||||||
Destinations | 225 | ||||||
Parent company | DHL | ||||||
Headquarters | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||
Website | aviationcargo |
DHL Aviation is a division of logistics multinational DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.
DHL Aviation is a group of airlines that are either owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express.[ citation needed ] DHL owns six main airlines to service various global regions:
DHL owns the following smaller subsidiary airlines:[ citation needed ]
As of December 2007 [update] DHL had stakes in the following airlines, some of which also operate under the DHL brand or livery: [3]
Former owned airlines:
Brussels Airport was a main hub; when DHL planned expansion at Brussels Airport in October 2004, it created a political crisis in Belgium. [5] Yet, in 2017 DHL invested heavily in its Brussels hub and the site at Brussels Airport is now one of the main regional hubs in the DHL Express network. [6]
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport (CVG) is the United States global hub for DHL Aviation. [7] 90% of volume originating in the United States transits out of the CVG hub. [7] In July 2023, DHL announced a USD $192M expansion at its CVG superhub, planning to add capacity for additional aircraft, new maintenance facilities, a new hangar, new offices, and capacity upgrades to keep up with increasing volume. [8] DHL also has four smaller gateway hubs in the United States, located at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD), New York-JFK, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and Miami International Airport (MIA). [7]
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. [9]
As of April 2025 [update] , the DHL Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]