D0 DHK Parent company DHL Express Founded 1982 | DHK WORLD EXPRESS Website www.dhl.com Fleet size 37 | |
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Headquarters London Borough of Hounslow Hubs East Midlands Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Parent organizations DHL Express, DHL Holdings (UK) Ltd | ||
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DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air Ltd., is a cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post DHL and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport.
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History
The company was formed as Elan Air in October 1982 and became DHL Air in August 1989. Elan Air operated night freight charters for DHL using the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and Handley Page Dart Herald. Later the airline acquired Merchantman freighter versions of the Vickers Vanguard and was operating three when it became DHL Air in 1989.
The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007. DHL Air Ltd. holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Fleet
The DHL Air UK fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):