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In 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, collided with DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611, a Boeing 757-200 cargo jet at 35,000 ft (11,000 m) over Überlingen, Germany. All 69 passengers on board the Bashkiran flight (consisting mainly of Russian schoolchildren) and the two pilots of DHL were killed.
Flight path of Flight 7216. The flight took off at 9:34 AM local time from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport to deliver cargo.. However, while flying over the Costa Rican town of Mueller San Carlos (or the Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco, it is unclear), the pilot declared an emergency due to hydraulic problems, and returned to the terminal, after ...
DHL also operates a separate parcel service targeting the German consumer market in conjunction with Deutsche Post. The company DHL itself was founded in San Francisco, United States in 1969 and expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s. DHL is an initialism of the surnames of the original company's founders. [7]
DHL International is the central platform for DHL Air Network Operations in the Middle East. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post [2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in the Middle East and North Africa [3] as part of DHL Aviation. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport. [4]
On 22 November 2003, shortly after takeoff from Baghdad, Iraq, an Airbus A300B2-200F cargo plane, registered OO-DLL and owned by the Belgian division of European Air Transport (doing business as DHL Aviation), was struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile while on a scheduled flight to Muharraq, Bahrain. [1]
On April 7, 2022, DHL de Guatemala Flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200PCF (registered HP-2010DAE) operated by DHL Aero Expreso, made an emergency landing after taking off from Juan Santamaría International Airport due to hydraulic issues. After the aircraft landed back, it veered off the runway and broke up into two parts after falling into a ditch.
On 1 July 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611 in German airspace near Überlingen, killing all 71 people on board the two aircraft. The crew of Flight 611 followed the on-board traffic collision avoidance system ( TCAS ) instructions to initiate a descent.
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]