DHL Express has extended its partnership with AHK Air Hong Kong Limited with a new 15-year block-space agreement which will enable the carrier’s overnight air services to continue supporting the DHL Express network until 2033. As part of the new commercial arrangements, DHL will sell its 40% stake in Air Hong Kong to majority-owner Cathay Pacific, and purchase eight of Air Hong Kong’s A300-600F cargo planes which will then be leased back to the carrier. The new … [Read more...] about Air Hong Kong will continue to support DHL Express’s growth
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First A330-300 P2F enters service
DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to- Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in November. DHL Express has firm … [Read more...] about First A330-300 P2F enters service
DHL’s €335 million Central Asia Hub expansion
DHL Express announced a €335 million expansion plan for its Central Asia Hub (CAH), in partnership with the Airport Authority Hong Kong. This expansion brings DHL's commitment to this strategic hub to over €520 million, making it the largest infrastructural investment by DHL Express in Asia Pacific to date. The expansion is timely as the CAH has recorded an average 12% year-on-year growth in its shipping volume in the past decade. As one of three global hubs for DHL, … [Read more...] about DHL’s €335 million Central Asia Hub expansion
New DHL Express facilities open in Budapest Airport
DHL Express announced the opening of a new warehouse and office complex at Budapest Airport. The largest air cargo development at the airport to date will occupy a total land area development of just over 60,000 square meters. More than 600 employees will be based at the two new express complexes, which are located in the area next to Terminal 1. The next freight phase of the BUD:2020 Development Programme will be the development of Cargo City next to Terminal 2, due to be … [Read more...] about New DHL Express facilities open in Budapest Airport
DHL expands environmentally-friendly ‘City Hub’ concept
DHL Express has extended its City Hub concept for environmentally-friendly inner-city deliveries to The Hague, Netherlands with a new pilot involving electric vehicles. This will also see the first deployment of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s highly successful street-scooter electric delivery van in the global DHL Express delivery network. The City Hub concept was first launched in March 2017 in Utrecht, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany. The successful pilots in these cities linked the … [Read more...] about DHL expands environmentally-friendly ‘City Hub’ concept
DHL awards A330-300P2F conversion contract to ST Aerospace
This follows the launch contract for four A330-300P2F conversions that was also awarded by DHL Express in July last year. The first aircraft under the launch contract is currently undergoing conversion at EFW’s Dresden-based facilities, and is on track to be redelivered by the end of 2017. Under the latest agreement, EFW has contracted a further four Airbus A330-300 conversion slots to DHL together with options for an additional 10 conversions. “DHL is delighted to be expanding this … [Read more...] about DHL awards A330-300P2F conversion contract to ST Aerospace
