DHL Air UK
DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air Ltd., is a cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow.[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post DHL[3] and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport.[4]
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Founded | 1982 (as Elan Air) | ||||||
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Fleet size | 29 | ||||||
Parent company | DHL Express | ||||||
Headquarters | Hounslow, United Kingdom | ||||||
Website | www.dhl.com |
History
The company was formed as Elan Air in October 1982 and became DHL Air in August 1989.[5] Elan Air operated night freight charters for DHL using the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and Handley Page Dart Herald. Later the airline acquired Merchantman freighter versions of the Vickers Vanguard and was operating three when it became DHL Air in 1989.
The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007.[4] DHL Air Ltd. holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[6]
The airline's main office is located at EMA Cargo West in the main DHL building at East Midlands Airport.
Fleet
The DHL Air UK fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2020):[7]
Aircraft | In Service |
Orders |
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Boeing 757-200PCF | 17 | — |
Boeing 757-200PF | 1 | — |
Boeing 757-200SF | 5 | — |
Boeing 767-300F | 3 | — |
Total | 26 | — |
References
- "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "Online Shipping." DHL Air UK. Retrieved on 23 April 2014. "DHL International (UK) Limited Registered Office: Orbital Park, 178-188 Great South West Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6JS"
- "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list". Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 73.
- Companies House record for English Company #01671114 DHL Air Limited formerly Elan Air Limited
- Operating Licence Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 36.