All DHL Express Articles – Page 6
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DHL Express expands Asia capacity to meet e-commerce demand
DHL Express has expanded its capacity covering the intra-Asia and transpacific market as it looks to meet growing demand.On the intra-Asia market, the express operator has added a six-times-per week B737-400SF flight between Hong Kong and Bangkok operated by K-Mile; and Air Hong Kong has added a sixth flight rotation ...
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DHL Express adds to B767 freighter fleet
DHL Express has placed a firm order for nine B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).The additional freighters will help expand DHL's long-haul intercontinental fleet in response to increased global demand for cargo capacity.The order was disclosed at the Dubai airshow.Geoff Kehr, senior vice president, global air fleet management, DHL Express, said: ...
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DHL Express signs up for SAF at East Midlands
Deutsche Post DHL has agreed a partnership with Neste to supply the DHL Express division with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the UK's East Midlands Airport.In total, DHL will purchase SAF worth more than €60m by mid-2022, which it claimed would reduce around 70,000 tons of CO2."This is a first ...
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NewsDHL Express moves UK aircraft to new Austrian airline
Source: DHL Express Copyright: Christian HusarDHL Express has launched a new Austria based airline that will eventually operate with a fleet of 18 B757 freighters.The new carrier, DHL Air Austria, will be based at Vienna Airport which the express firm said was geographically at the heart of Europe.The aircraft are ...
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NewsDHL Express opens expanded Indian gateway to support e-commerce growth
DHL Express plans to add freighter capacity to India’s Kempegowda International Airport after opening its expanded €22m Bengaluru Gateway within the hub.Using 11 DHL-operated intercontinental freighters, 30 international commercial airlines and 70 domestic flights on a weekly basis, the Bengaluru Gateway currently connects both South and West India to over ...
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NewsDHL Express upsizes at Paris CDG
Image source: DHLDHL Express has opened a new international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which is ten times larger than its old site at the airport.The €170m, 32,000 sq m facility will support e-commerce growth in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as creating 239 new ...
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Atlas Air and DHL Express extend freighter agreements
Atlas Air has entered into contract extensions with DHL Express that will see it continuing to operate 20 freighter aircraft to support the forwarders’ “fast-growing” express and e-commerce markets.Under the extended agreements, Atlas Air will continue to operate four different aircraft for DHL Express, including: six Boeing 747-8 freighters; two ...
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DHL Asia prepares for e-commerce peak with larger freighter
DHL Express has expanded the freighter capacity of its Asia-based fleet as it prepares for the e-commerce peak season.The company has upgraded a B737-400 to a B737-800 freighter to be operated by K-Mile Asia, a partner of DHL, between Hanoi, Hong Kong and Bangkok.The aircraft will operate the loop six ...
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NewsDHL Express makes historic investment in all-electric freighters
Source: DHL ExpressDHL Express has ordered 12 fully electric freighter aircraft as it looks to create an electric express network and make a "pioneering step into a sustainable aviation future".The aircraft are Alice eCargo aircraft from Seattle-based manufacturer Eviation and will have a capacity of 1.2 tonnes and a range ...
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DP DHL ups forecast as it expects record Q2 profits
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL has reported record operating profits in its preliminary second-quarter results and upped its outlook for the year.The logistics and postal giant said its preliminary operating profit (ebit) for the second quarter has reached a record level of €2.1bn compared with €912m on last year.The company said ...
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NewsiAero Airways to operate flights for DHL Express
iAero Airways 737 FleetUS aircraft charter airline iAero Airways, part of the iAero Group aviation investment platform, has expanded its service to operate six DHL freighters.The latest aircraft to be added, a Boeing 737-800F, will operate on an ACMI basis by iAero Airways, while the other five existing aircraft are ...
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NewsDHL Express on the rapidly changing Asian market
The express market in Asia is growing rapidly and while that presents an opportunity, capitalising on that growth has its own set of unique challenges in today's market.Speaking to Air Cargo News, DHL Express executive vice president, network operations and aviation Sean Wall describes the last couple of years as ...
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NewsSmartLynx Malta expands fleet and DHL partnership with its first freighter
Malta-based carrier SmartLynx is introducing an Airbus A321 freighter to its fleet, which will be operated by DHL Express as part of their partnership first formed in February.The aircraft (9H-CGA) is the first freighter to be introduced to the carrier’s fleet. It is also the first aircraft of its type ...
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NewsTasman Cargo launches Changi freighter flights for DHL
Tasman Cargo Airlines has launched a new freighter service between Changi Airport and Australia, becoming the first freighter operator based in the country to offer services to the Singapore hub.The five-times-per-week services utilisises a B767-300 freighter and operates on a loop of Melbourne-Darwin-Singapore (bi-directional).The flight is chartered by DHL Express ...
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ATSG adds another lease deal with DHL in the US
Lessor Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) will lease four additional Boeing 767-300 converted freighters to DHL Network Operations USA.The stand-alone dry-lease agreements are each for a term of seven years, with three of the four to be delivered during the second half of 2021 and the fourth in early 2022.The leased ...
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Shake up at DHL Express' European airlines
DHL Express is launching a new airline in Europe and focusing its UK carrier on international operations through the addition of B777Fs.The express giant plans to launch a new cargo airline based in Austria and is in the process of filing applications with the Austrian authorities.The Austrian airline, which DHL ...
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NewsLufthansa and DB Schenker mark aircraft to highlight sustainability efforts
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker team up on SAF flightsLufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have highlighted their joint sustainability efforts by putting special livery onto a freighter aircraft.The companies marked one of Lufthansa Cargo's Boeing 777s (D-ALFG) with the words "Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker" and an ...
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DHL Express adjusts Southeast Asia network to meet e-commerce demand
DHL Express will offer dedicated freighter flights to Ho Chi Minh and Penang from its Hong Kong hub as it looks to meet growing e-commerce demand.The express firm said that it will serve Penang five-times-per week from its central Asia Hong Kong hub, while the new flight to Ho Chi ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding sees airfreight revenues and profits soar in Q1
Deutsche Post DHL Global Forwarding has reported large increases in its airfreight revenues, profits and volumes in the first quarter as higher demand and lower capacity benefited the company.The forwarder, which could this year lose its status as the airfreight market leader due to Kuehne+Nagel's plans to acquire Apex, saw ...
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Studies point towards acceleration in e-commerce logistics demand
E-commerce will continue to grow rapidly over the coming years resulting in retailers spending more on logistics operations to meet demand, according to two recent studies.Supply chain consultant Transport Intelligence's (Ti) Global E-commerce Logistics 2021 report shows that the global e-commerce logistics market grew by 27.3% year on year in ...