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DHL Air UK

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DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air (UK) Ltd., is a British cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow.[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[3] and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport.[1] It forms a part of the greater DHL Aviation division.

DHL Air
Boeing 767-300F
IATA ICAO Call sign
D0 DHK WORLD EXPRESS
Founded11 October 1982 (as Elan Air)
Commenced operations
April 1983
Hubs
Fleet size20
Parent companyDHL
HeadquartersHounslow, United Kingdom
Employees270 (2007)[1]
Websitewww.dhl.com

History

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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.[4] 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.[citation needed]

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.[5] After receiving the license, flight operations began in December 2001.[citation needed] The airline has 270 employees as of March 2007.[1] Its main office is located at EMA Cargo West in the main DHL building at East Midlands Airport.

Fleet

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A DHL Air UK Boeing 757-200SF

Current

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As of August 2025, DHL Air UK operates the following aircraft:[6]

DHL Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Boeing 757-200SF 5 —
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF 5 —
Boeing 767-300F 3 —
Boeing 777F 7 —
Total 20 —

Former

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A former Elan Air Vickers Vanguard at Manchester Airport in 1987

The airline formerly operated the following aircraft[7]:

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Remarks
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy 2 1984 1987 Operated by Air Bridge Carriers
Boeing 757-200PCF 20 2016 2022
Boeing 757-200PF 1 2016 2022 Transferred to DHL Air Austria
Boeing 767-300ER(BDSF)[8] 1
Boeing 767-300F[8] 1
Handley Page Dart Herald 1 1986 1988 Operated by British United Air Ferries
Vickers Vanguard 1 1987 1995 Operated by Air Bridge Carriers

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 73.
  2. ↑ "Online Shipping Archived 11 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine." 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"
  3. ↑ "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list". Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Companies House record for English Company #01671114 DHL Air Limited formerly Elan Air Limited
  5. ↑ Operating Licence Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - DHL Air UK". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 78.
  7. ↑ Wickstead, M.J. (2014). Airlines of the British Isles since 1919. Staplefield (West Sussex - U.K.): Air Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-85130-456-4.
  8. 1 2 "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 36.
  9. ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
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