DHL Aviation
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 202 | ||||||
| Destinations | 225 | ||||||
| Parent company | DHL | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||||||
| Website | aviationcargo | ||||||
DHL Aviation is a division of DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.
Overview
[edit]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.[citation needed]
- 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.[1][2]
- 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.[citation needed] The fleet is deployed throughout the Middle East and in Africa.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- DHL Air Austria is based at Vienna International Airport, Austria, with a fleet of Boeing 757 freighters.[citation needed]
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:[3]
- AeroLogic, Leipzig, Germany (50%).[citation needed]
- Polar Air Cargo, Purchase, New York, United States (49%).[citation needed]
- Tasman Cargo Airlines, Sydney, Australia (49%).[citation needed]
- Vensecar Internacional, Caracas, Venezuela (49%).[citation needed]
Former owned airlines:
- Air Hong Kong sold the remaining 40% shares to Cathay Pacific Airways in July 2017.[4]
Hubs
[edit]Brussels Airport was a main hub; when DHL planned expansion at Brussels Airport in October 2004 it created a political crisis in Belgium.[5]
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.[6]
Fleet
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A DHL Airbus A300-600RF operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL Airbus A330-200F operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL ATR 42-320F operated by DHL de Guatemala.
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A DHL Boeing 747-400BCF operated by Kalitta Air.
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A DHL Boeing 757-200PCF operated by EAT Leipzig.
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A DHL Boeing 767-200BDSF operated by ABX Air.
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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:[citation needed]
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- In 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, collided with DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611, a Boeing 757-200 cargo jet at 35,000 ft (11,000 m) over Überlingen, Germany. All 69 passengers on board the Bashkiran flight (consisting mainly of Russian schoolchildren) and the two pilots of DHL were killed.[12][13]
- The DHL shootdown incident in Baghdad on 22 November 2003 wherein Iraqi insurgents fired an SA-7 "Grail" surface-to-air missile at a European Air Transport Airbus A300 operating on behalf of DHL Aviation. The aircraft took off from Baghdad airport whereupon the missile struck the left wing, disabling all three hydraulic systems and set the wing on fire. The aircraft began a dangerous phugoid (vertical oscillation) but the crew managed to land safely at the airport, despite only being able to control the aircraft by adjusting the engine thrust.[14]
- On 18 March 2010, Exin Flight 3589, a DHL Antonov An-26 aircraft made an emergency landing on the frozen Lake Ülemiste, close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. Initial reports indicated problems with the landing gear and one of the engines. The flight was operated by Exin on behalf of DHL. The aircraft involved was SP-FDO and the flight departed from Helsinki Airport. One of the six crew members was injured.[15][16]
- On 13 February 2021, the cargo door of DHL Air UK Flight 126, Boeing 757-200 freighter registered G-DHKZ, opened at an altitude of approximately 5,300 ft (1,600 m) after the aircraft departed from Leipzig/Halle Airport. Airframe parts fell on the grounds of a power plant approximately 10 nmi (12 mi; 19 km) from the airport, but no cargo was lost, and the flight crew was able to return to Leipzig/Halle with no injuries. The incident is under investigation.[17]
- On 7 April 2022, DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216, a Boeing 757-27A (PCF), crash landed in San Jose, Costa Rica after attempting an emergency landing due to a hydraulic failure. Both crew members survived without injuries.[18]
- On 25 November 2024, Swiftair Flight 5960, a Boeing 737-476F, crashed into a house near Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Out of the four occupants onboard, one died while two others were injured.[19][20]
See also
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "First Boeing 757 Arrives for DHL Freighter Conversion Program". boeing.mediaroom.com. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "DHL and Boeing in talks over 40 more 757-200 freighters". flightglobal.com. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Participation list" (PDF). Annual Financial Statements. Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Cathay takes full control of freighter Air Hong Kong". www.scmp.com. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "DHL expansion controversy leads to strike". Eurofound.europa.eu. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "DHL finds new home in Italy". airliners.de. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "EFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx". www.aircargonews.net. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "DHL Express Places New Order for Six Additional 777 Freighters". The Boeing Company. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Mammoth Freighters now aims for 2024 certification". www.aircargonews.net. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ PlaneCrashInfo.com. "Information regarding the air accident". Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ AirDisaster.com. "Information regarding the air accident". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ Flight Safety. "DHL". Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "ESIB Final report | SP-FDO AN-26B" (PDF). Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (ESIB). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Spill threatens Estonian capital's water". NBC news. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Simon Hradecky. "Accident: DHL B752 at Leipzig on Feb 13th 2021, cargo door opened in flight". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Simon Hradecky. "Accident: DHL Expreso B752 at San Jose on Apr 7th 2022, hydraulic failure results in runway excursion". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Vilniuje netoli oro uosto nukrito krovininis lėktuvas: žuvo mažiausiai vienas žmogus" (in Lithuanian). LRT. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Accident Boeing 737-476(SF) EC-MFE, Monday 25 November 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
External links
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Media related to DHL Aviation at Wikimedia Commons- DHL Express Division - Aviations
