DHL Air (UK) Limited is a British cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London."Online Shipping ." 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" 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 Freight on 11 October 1982 as a joint venture between Air Bridge Carriers and DHL International. It commenced operations in April 1983.Companies House record for English Company #01671114 DHL Air Limited formerly Elan Air Limited Elan Air operated night freight charters using the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and Handley Page Dart Herald from Southern Ireland and Netherlands. The first green/ doc and red/ wpx bags were customs cleared by Import Agent John Yardley in the Elan Airside Warehouse from 1988-1990. 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.Operating Licence After receiving the license, flight operations began in December 2001. The airline has 422 employees as of April 2022. Its main office is located at EMA Cargo West in the main DHL building at East Midlands Airport.
Fleet
Current , DHL Air UK operates the following aircraft:
+ DHL Air fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersNotesBoeing 757-200SF5—Boeing 767-300ER/BCF5—Boeing 767-300F3—Boeing 777F7—Total20—
Former
The airline formerly operated the following aircraft:
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredRemarksArmstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy219841987Operated by Air Bridge CarriersBoeing 757-200PCF2020162022Boeing 757-200PF120162022Transferred to DHL Air AustriaBoeing 767-300ER(BDSF)1Boeing 767-300F1Handley Page Dart Herald119861988Operated by British United Air FerriesVickers Vanguard119871995Operated by Air Bridge Carriers
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
External links
Official website of DHL