DC8DRIVER

Interesting reading while waiting for the other shoe to drop.

This is from a site run by C.A.R.E.E. - Community Alliance for Riverside's Economy & Environment: an action group trying to shut down night time flying at Riverside.

It was also on airliners.net. They missed counting the ABX and Astar DC-8's, SNAS planes in Bahrain (72's and Metros), and probably some others.

It shows what can happen if you let your corporation buy or lease other airlines. Once that camel gets its nose into your tent, there's no turning back...


These carriers are owned and controlled by DHL Worldwide Express,
its parent company or one of its affiliates (eg DHL Aviation).

Asian Express Airlines (Australia)
1 727-200

Blue Dart Aviation (India)
5 737-200
2 757-200

DHL Aero Expresso (Panama)
4 727-200

DHL Air (UK)
20 757-200

DHL Angola (Angola)
(no fleet details)

DHL de Guatemala (Guatemala)
(no fleet details)

DHL Ecuador (Ecuador)
1 ATR72

DHL International (UAE)
6 727-200

European Air Transport (Belgium)
11 757-200
14 A300B4

Solinair (Slovenia)
(no fleet details)


The following carriers provide lift for but are not controlled by DHL or
its parent company (DHL does have a minority stake in some
though). These carriers are free to contract with others as well, but
the bulk of their freight revenue comes from DHL and many (most) of
their planes are in DHL livery.

ABX Air (USA)
42 767-200
24 DC9-30
25 DC9-40

Air Hong Kong (China)
8 A300-600F

Astar Air Cargo (USA)
29 727-200
6 A300B4

Swiftair (Spain)
1 727-200
1 A300B4 (leased from EAT)
5 ATR42
4 ATR72
(This list does not include Swiftair’s passenger aircraft)

Vensecar International (Venezuela)
1 727-100
2 727-200
2 ATR42


These carriers operate dedicated DHL flights, but in their own livery
and DHL is just one of many customers.

Ada Air (Albania)
Amerijet (USA)
Atlas Air (USA)
CargoJet Airways (Canada)
Gemini (USA)
Japan Airlines (Japan)
Lufthansa Cargo (Germany)
Martinaire (USA)
Merlin Airways (USA)
Northwest Airlines (USA)
Skyway Enterprise (USA)
Trade Air (Croatia)
Transcarga (Venezuela)
Transmile Air Services (Malaysia)
West Air Sweden (Sweden)

Finally, I believe there is also a Nordic carrier operating flights on
behalf of DHL in DHL livery (I want to say Maersk but I think they fly
for UPS in Europe) and World Airways used to fly for DHL, but does
not do so directly (although Lufthansa Cargo has a wet-lease
agreement with World Airways for one of the three MD11s Lufthansa
Cargo flies on behalf of DHL across the Atlantic every weeknight).