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DHL Air Ltd.

IATA ICAO Call sign D0 DHK WORLD EXPRESS
Founded	11 October 1982 (as Elan Air)
Commenced operations	8 November 1983
Hubs	Brussels Airport East Midlands Airport Leipzig/Halle Airport
Fleet size	22
Parent company	DHL
Headquarters	Hounslow, United Kingdom
Employees	270 (2007)
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. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport. It forms a part of the greater DHL Aviation division.

History

The company was formed as Elan Air on 11 October 1982 and commenced operations on 8 November 1983. 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 16 May 1989.

DHL Air has held a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A air operator certificate since 30 November 2001 to transport passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with a capacity of 20 or more seats. After receiving the license, flight operations began in December 2001. The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007. Its main office is located at EMA Cargo West in the main DHL building at East Midlands Airport.

Fleet

Current

The DHL Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):

Former

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The airline formerly operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

• On 13 February 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.

See also

• DHL Aviation
• List of airlines of the United Kingdom

References

1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 73.
2. "Online Shipping Archived 11 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine." 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"
3. "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list". Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. Companies House record for English Company #01671114 DHL Air Limited formerly Elan Air Limited
5. Operating Licence Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 36.
7. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

External links

• Media related to DHL Air UK at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of DHL

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