DHL Aviation

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DHL Aviation

IATA ICAO Call sign Various Various Various
Founded	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Hubs	Bahrain Cincinnati East Midlands Hong Kong Leipzig/Halle London–Luton Milan–Malpensa Shanghai–Pudong
Fleet size	202
Destinations	225
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.

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:

• European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT Leipzig) is responsible for the major part of the network for Europe, and for long-haul services to the Middle East and Africa. It operates a fleet of Boeing and Airbus freighters from its hub at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.^[1]
• DHL Air UK (DHL Air), acquired by DHL in 1989, is based at East Midlands Airport. Since July 2000, it has operated a fleet of Boeing 757 Freighters on intra-European services and a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters, primarily on transatlantic routes.^[2][3][4]
• DHL Aero Expreso is a subsidiary in the Central and South America Hub in Tocumen, Panamá, operating a fleet of Boeing 737-400, 757-200 and 767-300 freighters which also serve destinations in the Caribbean and Florida.
• SNAS/DHL (DHL International) handles Middle East destinations from its headquarters and main regional hub at Bahrain International Airport, operating a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters.^[5] The fleet is deployed throughout the Middle East and in Africa.
• Blue Dart Aviation is based at Chennai International Airport, India, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters. It provides services for DHL's Indian network and regional charters.^[6]
• DHL Air Austria is based at Vienna International Airport, Austria, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.^[7]

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

• DHL de Guatemala, Guatemala City
• DHL Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador
• DHL Aviation South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, with a fleet of ATR 72-200F operated by Solenta Aviation.

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

• AeroLogic, Leipzig, Germany (50%).^[9]
• Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, New York, United States (49%).
• Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).^[10]
• Vensecar Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela (49%).

Former owned airlines:

• Air Hong Kong sold the remaining 40% shares to Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2017.^[11]

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]

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 767-300F operated by Tasman Cargo Airlines.

A DHL Boeing 777F now operated by Atlas Air.

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

• 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
• 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision
• DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216
• 2004 Air Tahoma CV-580 crash
• 2024 Swiftair Boeing 737 crash

• Media related to DHL Aviation at Wikimedia Commons
• DHL Express Division - Aviations