DHL Aero Expreso explained

Airline:	DHL Aero Expreso
Iata:	D5^[1]
Icao:	DAE
Callsign:	YELLOW
Founded:	February 1996
Commenced:	August 15, 1996
Secondary Hubs:	Miami International Airport
Subsidiaries:	DHL Ecuador DHL de Guatemala
Fleet Size:	8
Destinations:	17
Parent:	DHL (49%)
Num Employees:	482 (2023)
Headquarters:	Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama
Key People:	Pablo Rousselin (Managing Director) Luis Bustillo (Technical Operations Director) Jairo Guardia (Flight Operations Director)
Founder:	Felix Picardi

DHL Aero Expreso S.A. is a cargo airline based out of Panama City, Panama. It is wholly owned by DHL Group^[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in Central and South America.^[3] Its main base is Tocumen International Airport, Panama City.^[4]

History

The airline was established in February 1996 and started operations on August 15, 1996. It began operations with charter flights, but added scheduled services on November 7, 1996. ^[4] It is owned by Felix Picardi (51%) and DHL (49%) and has 482 employees in Panama (as of May 2023).

Since April 2020, Pablo Rousselin has been the current Managing Director, replacing Steve Getzler after his retirement.

Destinations

DHL Aero Expreso operates freight services to the following scheduled international destinations (as of October 2023):

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport		^[5]
	Oranjestad	Queen Beatrix International Airport
	Bridgetown	Grantley Adams International Airport
	Santiago	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport
	San José	Juan Santamaría International Airport
	Willemstad	Curaçao International Airport
	Guayaquil	José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
	Quito	Mariscal Sucre International Airport
	San Salvador	El Salvador International Airport
	Guatemala City	La Aurora International Airport		^[6]
	La Ceiba	Golosón International Airport
	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport
	Panama City	Tocumen International Airport
	Lima	Jorge Chávez International Airport
	San Juan	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
	Port of Spain	Piarco International Airport
	Miami	Miami International Airport
	Caracas	Simón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

Current

The DHL Aero Expreso fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2023):^[7]

DHL Aero Expreso fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 757-200PCF	3	1^[8]
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF	5	1
Total	8	2

Former

• 4 Boeing 727-200F
• 2 Boeing 737-400SF
• 1 further Boeing 757-200PCF

Accidents and incidents

• On April 7, 2022, DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200PCF (registered HP-2010DAE) from DHL Aero Expreso while operating for DHL de Guatemala, made an emergency landing after taking off from Juan Santamaría International Airport due to hydraulic issues. After the aircraft landed back, it veered off the runway and broke up into two parts after falling into a ditch. The accident caused No casualties nor injuries. The airport was shut down for several hours after the crash and the aircraft was written off. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

See also

• List of airlines of Panama

Notes and References

1. Web site: IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search. iata.org. 13 April 2015.
2. Web site: Beteiligungsliste/Participation list. 2008-11-01. Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207215232/http://investors.dpwn.de/en/investoren/publikationen/archiv/2008/finanzpublikationen/dpwn_participation_list_group_2007_hv.pdf. December 7, 2008.
3. Web site: DHL Airlines. DHL International GmbH. 2008-11-01. 2010-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20100405034835/http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/about/airline.high.html. dead.
4. News: Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 73. 2007-04-03.
5. Web site: DHL Express continues Americas expansion with Argentina flights. Damian Brett. Aircargonews.net. June 9, 2023.
6. Web site: D55455 DHL Aero Expreso Flight Status: Miami MIA to Guatemala City GUA. Airportia. April 18, 2018.
7. Web site: DHL Aero Expreso Fleet Details and History. Planespotters.net. April 6, 2020.
8. Web site: Panama's DHL Aero Express adds B757 freighters. Ch-aviation.com. Dominik Sipinski. August 17, 2023.
9. Web site: Avión de DHL se parte en dos luego de aterrizaje de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría. Delfino.cr. es. April 7, 2022.
10. Web site: DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757 freighter exits runway and brakes into pieces at San Jose, Costa Rica. Aviation24.be=April 7, 2022.
11. Web site: DHL 757 suffers runway excursion in San Jose, breaks in two. Flightradar24. 8 April 2022.