DHL International Aviation ME explained

Airline:DHL Aviation EEMEA B.S.C. (C)
Fleet Size:10
Destinations:26
Iata:ES[1]
Icao:DHX
Callsign:DILMUN
Parent:DHL
Founded:1979
Headquarters:Muharraq, Bahrain
Key People:
  • Capt. Michael Farrell
  • Gavin Staines
  • Reynel Rivera
  • Steve O'Shea
  • Yaver Rashid
  • Vanessa Thornton
Aoc:BH-03
Hubs:Bahrain International Airport
Secondary Hubs:Dubai International Airport
Focus Cities:Beirut, Cairo, Amman, Baghdad, Jeddah, Riyadh, Asmara, Djibouti, Nairobi, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, DWC, Karachi, Lahore, Bangalore, Hong Kong
Num Employees:265

DHL International Aviation ME (Correct name DHL Aviation EEMEA B.S.C. (C), and sometimes branded as SNAS/DHL) is a cargo airline based in Bahrain. It employs 265 workers to dispatch, fly and maintain a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters operating under a Bahraini AOC. DHL International is the central platform for DHL Air Network Operations in the Middle East. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in the Middle East and North Africa[3] as part of DHL Aviation. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport.[4]

History

The airline began dedicated cargo flights between Bahrain and Riyadh in 1979 with a Fokker F27 Friendship. In 1980, with demand for a reliable overnight service increasing, the Fairchild Metro were introduced. With its fast cruising speed of 250 knots, this aircraft proved to be ideal for this type of service and destinations soon expanded to include Dubai, Kuwait and Jeddah. In 2004, larger jet aircraft were introduced with the deployment of 6 Boeing 727s. The Middle East is today connected into DHL's network via dedicated long haul flights from the US, Europe and Asia.

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
MuharraqBahrain International Airport
BrusselsBrussels Airport
Djibouti CityDjibouti–Ambouli International Airport
CairoCairo International Airport
AsmaraAsmara International Airport
Hong KongHong Kong International Airport
BangaloreKempegowda International Airport
BaghdadBaghdad International Airport
AmmanQueen Alia International Airport
NairobiJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Kuwait CityKuwait International Airport
BeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
MuscatMuscat International Airport
KarachiJinnah International Airport
LahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport
JeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi International Airport
DubaiDubai International Airport
SharjahSharjah International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2023, the DHL International fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5] [6]

DHL International fleet
AircraftIn
service
OrdersNotes
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF5 -
Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF5 -
Eviation Alice - 12Deliveries from 2024[7]
Total1012

Former fleet

DHL International formerly operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

See main article: 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision.

On July 1, 2002, DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757-200PF (registered as A9C-DHL) was flying from Bergamo, Italy, to Brussels, Belgium. The aircraft was flying over southern Germany when it collided with a BAL Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M on a charter flight from Moscow, Russia to Barcelona, Spain, over the city of Überlingen near the German-Swiss border. The DHL plane's tail slammed into the fuselage of the Tu-154. The collision killed the 2 crew members on board the Boeing 757, and all 69 passengers and crew on the Tupolev, mostly Russian schoolchildren from Bashkortostan on a vacation, organized by the local UNESCO committee, to the Costa Dorada region of Spain.[8]

See also

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. 5 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100405034835/http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/about/airline.high.html. dead.
  4. Web site: DHL Express confirms continuing presence at Bahrain Airport. 2019-05-20. Air Cargo News. en. 2019-09-11.
  5. Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2019. 5.
  6. Web site: DHL International Fleet Details and History. planespotters.net. 11 September 2019.
  7. Web site: August 2, 2021. DHL EXPRESS SHAPES FUTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION WITH THE ORDER OF FIRST-EVER ALL-ELECTRIC CARGO PLANES FROM EVIATION. live. DHL. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803165351/https://www.dhl.com/global-en/home/press/press-archive/2021/dhl-express-shapes-future-for-sustainable-aviation-with-the-order-of-first-ever-all-electric-cargo-planes-from-eviation.html . 3 August 2021 .
  8. Web site: Accident description. Aviation Safety Network. April 30, 2021.