Английская Википедия:DHL Air UK

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DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air Ltd., is a British cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow.[1] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[2] and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport.[3] 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.[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 16 May 1989.Шаблон:Citation needed

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.[5] After receiving the license, flight operations began in December 2001.Шаблон:Citation needed The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007.[3] 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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A DHL Air Boeing 767-300F at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in 2011

The DHL Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[6][7]

DHL Air fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Notes
Boeing 757-200SF 5
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF 3 1
Boeing 767-300ER/BDSF 2
Boeing 767-300F 4
Boeing 777F 9
Total 23 1

Former fleet

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A former DHL Air Boeing 757-200PCF taxiing at Vilnius Airport in 2019

The airline formerly operated the following aircraft:[8][7]

DHL Air former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A330-300 9 2019 2023 Registered for conversion into freighters
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy 2 1985 1987
Boeing 757-200PCF 20 2016 2022
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

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:DHL Aviation Шаблон:Airlines of the United Kingdom Шаблон:IATA members