European Air Transport Leipzig


European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH – often shortened to EAT Leipzig or EAT-LEJ – is a German cargo airline with its head office and main hub on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel post and express mail services. It also provides ad hoc charter services including livestock transport.

Overview

The company dates from a merger agreement of 10 February 2010, which involved European Air Transport N.V. Brussels. That company was incorporated by the European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH and merged with it. European Air Transport Leipzig employs around 500 pilots and 750 ground and technical personnel. The airline is owned by DHL Express and the largest operator of the DHL European air network and with their A330 fleet, expanding into the intercontinental network. The airline also operates a number of routes for British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Lufthansa and Amazon.

Destinations

European Air Transport operates services to Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and the United States as part of the DHL Aviation network. Besides over 75 smaller "air gateways", the major operational bases of DHL Aviation in Europe are:
CountryCityAirportNotes
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport
Czech RepublicBrnoBrno-Tuřany Airport
DenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagen Airport
FranceParisCharles de Gaulle Airport
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
GermanyLeipzigLeipzig/Halle Airport
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
PortugalLisbonLisbon Airport
PortugalPortoPorto Airport
SpainMadridAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
SpainVitoria-GasteizVitoria Airport
SwedenÖrebroÖrebro Airport
United KingdomEast MidlandsEast Midlands Airport
United KingdomLondonHeathrow Airport
United KingdomLondonLuton Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, European Air Transport Leipzig operates the following aircraft:
Additionally, several smaller aircraft are operated under contract for EAT Leipzig and DHL respectively by airlines such as Swiftair and West Atlantic UK.

Accidents and incidents