Preferred carrier DHL Aviation??? (A lot of these new runs are already served by an ABX 762. Enough freight for a 767 and a DC-8?)

DHL Prepares with more North American Domestic Capacity as of First Week of September
Issue 42, July 22, 2011

You may have already heard the news regarding DB Schenker announcing the strategic realignment of their North American domestic operating model. They will transition from operating their own dedicated air fleet to a non-fixed asset model.

In response to this announcement our Domestic Freight Services group is in contact with our various airline and ground providers to make sure we are in position to protect the best interest of our current customers as well as those who may have a renewed interest in working with DHL Global Forwarding as a result of this recent announcement.

During initial conversations with our preferred carrier DHL Aviation, they plan to increase our system capacity on September 6, 2011 to offset the planned departure of DB Schenker network of aircraft on September 2, 2011.

DHL Aviation, initially will be adding seven additional aircraft to their fleet (four DC8's and three 727's, which will provide capacity of +315,000 pounds). DHL Global Forwarding is one of DHL Aviation's top customers and we will continue to be treated as such moving forward by committing to further supporting the needs of DHL Global Forwarding's Domestic customers who require Next Day and Second Day freighter lift.

The planned routes are as follows:

SEA/SFO/CVG (Round Trip) DC8
LAX/CVG (Round Trip) DC8
IAH/DFW/CVG (Round Trip) DC8
MIA/ATL/CVG (Round Trip) DC8
STL/MCI/CVG (Round Trip) 727
BDL/ROC/CVG (Round Trip) 727
HRL/LRD/CVG (Round Trip) 727
As the world's leader of airfreight services, DHL Global Forwarding has developed alliances with every major cargo and commercial airline in the U.S. and we commit to continue to deliver industry-leading customer service excellence.

If you require additional information on the steps the Domestic Freight Services team is taking to support your needs, please feel free to reach out to your respective Area Domestic Managers or Business Development Managers at 1-866-849-5100 (this is the same number on our new domestic brochure) who would be glad to assist you.

Sincerely,

Brian Lindholm
CEO, North America
Kevin Bock
SVP, Domestic Freight Services