logistics air freight founded 1969 headquarters bonn germany owner deutsche post parent dhl express website dhl express division aviations dhl aviation is a division of dhl express owned by deutsche post dhl responsible for providing air transport capacity . it is not a single airline but refers to several airlines owned co owned or chartered by dhl express . in 2009 deutsche post world net rebranded to deutsche post dhl dpdhl . in the u.s. dhl airways was renamed astar air cargo which in turn operated air freight services as a cargo airline for dhl until 2012 . contents 1 overview 2 fleet 3 references 4 external links 5 see also overview edit deutsche post owns five main airlines which provide services by region european air transport leipzig is responsible for the major part of the european network and for longhaul services to the middle east and africa . from its hub at the leipzig halle airport it operates a fleet of 11 boeing 757 freighters and 21 airbus a300 600 freighters . dhl air uk is based at east midlands airport was purchased by dhl in 1989 and has since 2000 been operating a fleet of 22 boeing 757 200sf freighters on intra european services and a fleet of four new built boeing 767 300erf freighters primarily on trans atlantic routes . dhl aero expreso is the subsidiary in central and south america hub in tocumen panam operating a fleet of boeing 727 200 and 757 200 freighters in central and south america as well as serving destinations in the caribbean and florida . snas dhl handles middle east destinations from its headquarters and main regional hub at bahrain international airport operating a fleet of boeing 727 200 and 757 200 freighters . the fleet is deployed throughout the middle east and in africa . blue dart aviation is based at chennai international airport chennai india with a fleet of 6 boeing 757 freighters . it provides services for the indian network of dhl and regional charters . 1 asl airlines airbus a300 200f flown for dhl landing at london heathrow airport . 2010 blue dart aviation boeing 757 200 sf it also owns the following smaller airlines dhl de guatemala guatemala city . aero express del ecuador guayaquil ecuador . deutsche post also has stakes in the following airlines some of which also operate under the dhl brand or livery 2 aerologic schkeuditz leipzig germany 50 % . air hong kong hong kong 40 % . abx air inc. wilmington oh usa 0 % contract . polar air cargo purchase ny usa 49 % . southern air erlanger ky usa 0 % contract . solenta aviation johannesburg south africa unknown . tasman cargo airlines sydney australia 49 % . fleet edit a tupolev tu 204c operated for dhl by aviastar tu at sheremetyevo international airport in moscow russia . dhl express s global headquarters are part of the deutsche post headquarters in bonn . dhl aviation fleet aircraft in fleet orders operator airbus a300 600rf 35 0 10 air hong kong 21 european air transport leipzig 4 asl airlines ireland atr 42 300f 3 0 1 aero express del ecuador 1 dhl de guatemala 1 vensecar internacional boeing 727 200f 6 0 3 raya airways 3 vensecar internacional boeing 737 400sf 4 4 3 asl airlines ireland 5 southern air 3 boeing 747 400 bcf 13 0 3 air hong kong 4 kalitta air 6 atlas air 4 boeing 747 8f 4 0 atlas air 5 boeing 757 200f 46 0 6 blue dart aviation 4 dhl aero expreso 22 dhl air uk 3 dhl international aviation me 11 european air transport leipzig boeing 767 200f 7 0 2 dhl international aviation me 5 atlas air boeing 767 300erf 6 0 2 atlas air 4 dhl air uk boeing 777f 12 0 8 aerologic 4 southern air tupolev tu 204 100c 1 0 aviastar tu total 127 4 does not contain fleet data from abx air inc. solenta aviation cargo air swiftair asl airlines switzerland aeronaves tsm transmile air services . references edit blue dart aviation fleet details and history . planespotters.net just aviation . participation list pdf . annual financial statements . deutsche post ag . archived from the original pdf on december 7 2008 . retrieved 2008 11 07 . southern air pdf . atlas air . another atlas air freighter . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to dhl aviation . dhl express division aviations see also edit companies portal aviation portal 2003 baghdad dhl attempted shootdown incident v t e airlines operating for dhl aviation europe aerologic asl airlines ireland atlantic airlines aviastar tu bluebird cargo cargoair dhl air uk eat leipzig europe airpost exin mng airlines raf avia swiftair americas abx air air cargo carriers air transport international ameriflight astar air cargo cargojet airways castle aviation dhl aero expreso dhl ecuador dhl de guatemala kalitta air polar air cargo southern air asia pacific air hong kong blue dart aviation tasman cargo airlines emea snas dhl solenta aviation italics indicate former operators v t e deutsche post dhl group mail express freight forwarding supply chain deutsche post dhl global mail dhl parcel germany dhl express dhl global forwarding dhl freight dhl supply chain williams lea retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dhl aviation & oldid 743603726 categories dhl expressairline holding companiescargo airlinestransport companies established in 1969hidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa ol polskiportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 10 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view