DHL Aero Expreso

DHL Aero Expreso S.A. is a cargo airline based out of Panama City, Panama.[2] It is wholly owned by DHL Group[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in Central and South America.[3] Its main base is Tocumen International Airport, Panama City.[4]

DHL Aero Expreso
IATA ICAO Callsign
D5[1] DAE YELLOW
FoundedFebruary 1996
Commenced operationsAugust 15, 1996
HubsTocumen International Airport
Secondary hubsMiami International Airport
Subsidiaries
Fleet size9
Destinations17
Parent companyDHL (49%)
HeadquartersTocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama
Key people
  • Felix Picardi (Founder)
  • Pablo Rousselin (Managing Director)
  • Luis Bustillo (Technical Operations Director)
  • Jairo Guardia (Flight Operations Director)
Employees482 (2023)
Websitewww.dhl.com

History

The airline was established in February 1996 and started operations on August 15, 1996. It began operations with charter flights, but added scheduled services on November 7, 1996. [4] It is owned by Felix Picardi (51%) and DHL (49%) and has 482 employees in Panama (as of May 2023).

Since April 2020, Pablo Rousselin has been the current Managing Director, replacing Steve Getzler after his retirement.

Destinations
A former DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 727-200F approaching Mexico City International Airport in 2007
A DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757-200PCF landing at Miami International Airport in 2012

DHL Aero Expreso operates freight services to the following scheduled international destinations (as of October 2023):

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 ArgentinaEzeizaMinistro Pistarini International Airport
 ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport
 BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International Airport
 ChileSantiagoArturo Merino Benítez International Airport
 ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
 Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport
 CuraçaoWillemstadCuraçao International Airport
 EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
QuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
 El SalvadorSan SalvadorEl Salvador International Airport
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityLa Aurora International Airport[5]
 HondurasLa CeibaGolosón International AirportSeasonal
 MexicoMexico CityMexico City International Airport
 PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportHub
 PeruLimaJorge Chávez International Airport
 Puerto RicoSan JuanLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport
 Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainPiarco International Airport
 United StatesMiamiMiami International AirportHub
 VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

The DHL Aero Expreso fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2023):[6]

DHL Aero Expreso fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Notes
Boeing 737-400SF 2 —
Boeing 757-200PCF 3 —
Boeing 767-300ER/BCF 4 4
Total 9 4

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

See also

References
  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. "DHL Airlines". DHL International GmbH. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 73.
  5. "D55455 DHL Aero Expreso Flight Status: Miami MIA to Guatemala City GUA". Airportia. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. "DHL Aero Expreso Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. "Avión de DHL se parte en dos luego de aterrizaje de emergencia en el Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría". Delfino.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  8. "DHL Aero Expreso Boeing 757 freighter exits runway and brakes into pieces at San Jose, Costa Rica". Aviation24.be=April 7, 2022.
  9. "DHL 757 suffers runway excursion in San Jose, breaks in two". Flightradar24. 8 April 2022.

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