European Air Transport Leipzig
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| Founded | 2005 (as a maintenance organisation) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2010 | ||||||
| Hubs | Leipzig/Halle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 40 | ||||||
| Destinations | Europe, Middle East and Africa | ||||||
| Parent company | DHL Express | ||||||
| Headquarters | Schkeuditz, Germany | ||||||
| Key people | Markus Otto, Adam Pradela, Geoffrey Kehr[1] | ||||||
| Website | dhl.com | ||||||
European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH, usually shortened to EAT Leipzig or EAT-LEJ, is a German cargo airline with its head office on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz.[1] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post DHL[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services. It also provides ad hoc charter services including livestock transport. Its main base is Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Overview
The company in its current form dates from a merger agreement of 10 February 2010, which involved the resolution of European Air Transport N.V. Brussels. That company was incorporated by the European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH and merged with it.[3]
European Air Transport Leipzig employs around 250 pilots and 430 technical personnel. The majority of pilots are Belgian and are employed by a branch office of EAT at Brussels. Newly hired pilots are employed by either one of the subcontractors (ACL / DHL UK) or EAT Gmbh with a Leipzig based contract [4]
Destinations
European Air Transport operates services to Europe, Middle East and Africa. 56 countries are covered in total.[citation needed]
DHL Network in Europe:[5]
- Main Hub: Leipzig/Halle, Germany [LEJ]
- Regional Hubs: East Midland, UK [EMA] (serviced by EAT's sister airline DHL Air UK) / Brussels, Belgium [BRU] / Bergamo, Italy [BGY]
- Consolidation Hubs : Copenhagen, Denmark [CPH] / Vitoria, Spain [VIT]
- Commercial Hubs : Amsterdam, Netherlands [AMS], Paris CDG, France [CDG] / London Heathrow, UK [LHR] / Frankfurt, Germany [FRA] / Madrid, Spain [MAD]
- +75 air gateways
Fleet
European Air Transport Leipzig fleet consists of:[6]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Notes | |
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| Airbus A300-600RF | ||||
| Boeing 737-300F | Operated by Swiftair and Cargoair | |||
| Boeing 737-400F | Operated by Europe Airpost[7] | |||
| Boeing 757-236SF | ||||
| Boeing 757-23APF | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | ||
Accidents and incidents
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
- On November 22, 2003, an Airbus A300 cargo plane owned by European Air Transport was struck on the left wing tip by a surface-to-air missile shortly after takeoff from Baghdad, Iraq. The crew returned to Baghdad and made an injury-free landing of the crippled aircraft.
References
- ^ a b Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 21 |December 2009, made public on 23 December 2009
- ^ "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Retrieved 1 November 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 26 March 2010, made public on 31 March 2010
- ^ DHL's European Air Transport (EAT) airline under new license. Press Release, 31 March 2010
- ^ http://dhl-gcs.com/site/2008/issue2/index.asp
- ^ European Air Transport Leipzig fleet
- ^ Europe Airpost operating B737-400 freighter for EAT Leipzig
External links
Media related to European Air Transport Leipzig at Wikimedia Commons
