DHL to buy 767s
Express package delivery company DHL has ordered six Boeing 767-300 Extended Range freighter planes to support its international delivery network, Chicago-based Boeing said.
DHL Airlines will use the fleet upgrade to increase service to and from the United States.
DHL, which is owned by German postal monopoly Deutsche Post, is prohibited from operating within the United States because of its foreign ownership. It was forced to divest the airline division of Airborne Express when it acquired the company three years ago and contracts two U.S. carriers for its domestic line haul.
The DHL order is worth $894 million at list prices, although a multiplane deal is likely to earn a discount.
In February, DHL competitor UPS ordered 27 767-300ERs.
DHL to buy 767s
