DHL Express is receiving six new Boeing 777F-200 cargo aircraft. The first of these planes landed at its future base of operations, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
The Boeing 777F is equipped with fuel-efficient technology and according to DHL, with a payload capacity of 102 tonnes and a range of 9,200 km, has the largest capacity and range of all twin-engine freighter aircraft. The company said that these aircraft are also more fuel-efficient, reliable than older planes and reducing CO2 emissions by 18%. The current freighter will be operated by DHL Express’ partner airline Kalitta.
Currently, the company operates over 260 dedicated aircraft with 17 partner airlines on over 3,000 daily flights across 220 countries and territories. The renewal is part of the overall modernisation of the long-haul intercontinental fleet of the courier company and to replace older planes. As part of it, in 2018 DHL ordered 14 new Boeing 777F, with four delivered in 2019, six to come in 2020 and the remaining four to be taken into service in 2021.
In the centre of its Strategy 2025 DHL Express focusses particularly on e-commerce as a growth driver and ‘efficiency’ for further increasing its profit. Travis Cobb, EVP Global Network Operations and Aviation at DHL Express, explained: “We expect further growth in cross-border e-commerce trade and, as a result, increased demand for our express logistics services and expertise in intercontinental deliveries. With the new Boeing 777Fs, we can increase our intercontinental connections while reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption.”
Source: Deutsche Post DHL Group
