European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH, often shortened to EAT Leipzig or EAT-LEJ, is a German

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with its head office and main hub on the grounds of

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in Schkeuditz. It is wholly owned by

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and operates the group's '' DHL''-branded parcel and express services. It also provides ad hoc charter services including

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transport.

Overview

The company in its current form dates from a merger agreement of 10 February 2010, which involved

European Air Transport European Air Transport N.V./S.A. (EAT) was a cargo airline headquartered in Brussels Airport (Building 4-5) and in Zaventem, Belgium. The airline was owned by Deutsche Post and operated the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in Euro ...

N.V. Brussels. That company was incorporated by the European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH and merged with it. European Air Transport Leipzig employs around 450 pilots and 480 technical personnel. Newly hired pilots are employed by either one of the subcontractors (ACL / DHL UK) or EAT Gmbh with a Leipzig-based contract. The airline also operates a number of routes for

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and Amazon.

Destinations

European Air Transport operates services to Europe, Middle East and Africa as part of the DHL Aviation network. Besides over 75 smaller "air gateways", the major operational bases of DHL Aviation in Europe are:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2022, the European Air Transport Leipzig fleet consists of the following aircraft. Several smaller aircraft are operated under contract for EAT Leipzig and DHL respectively by airlines such as Swiftair and West Atlantic UK.

Former fleet

References

External links

Official website of DHL
{{IATA members, europe Airlines of Germany Airlines established in 2005 Cargo airlines of Germany DHL Association of European Airlines Companies based in Saxony Schkeuditz 2005 establishments in Germany