DHL Air UK
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Founded | October 11, 1982 (as Elan Air) | ||||||
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Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
Parent company | DHL | ||||||
Headquarters | Hounslow, United Kingdom | ||||||
Employees | 270 (2007)[1] | ||||||
Website | www.dhl.com |
DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air Ltd., is a British cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow.[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[3] and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport.[1] It forms a part of the greater DHL Aviation division.
History
The company was formed as Elan Air on October 11, 1982, and commenced operations on November 8, 1983.[4] Elan Air operated night freight charters for DHL using the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and Handley Page Dart Herald. The airline then acquired a Merchantman freighter version of the Vickers Vanguard and later the airline's name changed to DHL Air on May 16, 1989.[citation needed]
DHL Air has held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A air operator certificate since November 30, 2001 to transport passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with a capacity of 20 or more seats.[5] After receiving the license, flight operations began in December 2001.[citation needed] The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007.[1] Its main office is located at EMA Cargo West in the main DHL building at East Midlands Airport.
Fleet
Current fleet
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The DHL Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2022):[6][7]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Notes |
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Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | All stored |
Boeing 757-200SF | 5 | — | |
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF | 1 | — | |
Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF | 4 | — | |
Boeing 767-300F | 3 | — | |
Boeing 777F | 4 | 3 | Deliveries from early 2022 |
Total | 19 | 3 |
Former fleet
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/DHL_Air%2C_G-DHKB%2C_Boeing_757-256%28PCF%29_%2849588755248%29.jpg/220px-DHL_Air%2C_G-DHKB%2C_Boeing_757-256%28PCF%29_%2849588755248%29.jpg)
The airline formerly operated the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy | 2 | 1985 | 1987 | |
Boeing 757-200PCF | 20 | 2016 | 2022 | 17 aircraft transferred to DHL Air Austria |
Boeing 757-200PF | 1 | 2016 | 2022 | Transferred to DHL Air Austria |
Handley Page Dart Herald | 1 | 1987 | 1988 | Leased from British United Air Ferries |
Vickers Vanguard | 1 | 1987 | 1995 | Operated by Hunting Cargo Airlines |
Accidents and incidents
- On February 13, 2021, a Boeing 757-200PCF (registered G-DHKZ) returned to land at Leipzig/Halle Airport after its cargo door opened in-flight shortly after departure.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 73.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DHL Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "ELAN fleet". aerobernie.bplaced.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
External links
Media related to DHL Air UK at Wikimedia Commons