Eric Kulisch
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
DHL launches intra-European airline to meet e-commerce demand
DHL is making changes to its airline-within-an-airline concept.
DHL is making changes to its airline-within-an-airline concept.
Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express is even starting an airline in Austria to keep up.
DHL Aviation is turning over every stone to find economical capacity to haul packages for DHL’s express unit. The latest moves involve a travel airline flying parcels instead of passengers and a new Airbus converted freighter that few others have.