European_Air_Transport_Leipzig

European Air Transport Leipzig

European Air Transport Leipzig

German cargo airline

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.[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[3] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services. It also provides ad hoc charter services including livestock transport.

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Overview

The company in its current form 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.[4] 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 British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Lufthansa and Amazon.[5]

Destinations

EAT Leipzig facilities at Leipzig/Halle Airport

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:[6]

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Fleet

EAT Leipzig Boeing 757-200F
Airbus A300-600RFs make up most of the EAT Leipzig fleet.
EAT Leipzig Airbus A330-200F

Current fleet

As of January 2024, the European Air Transport Leipzig corporate fleet consists of the following aircraft.[7] Additionally, several smaller aircraft are operated under contract for EAT Leipzig and DHL respectively by airlines such as Swiftair and West Atlantic UK.

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Former fleet

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 21 |December 2009, made public on 23 December 2009
  3. [3]
    "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. [4]
    Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 26 March 2010, made public on 31 March 2010
  5. [5]
    DHL's European Air Transport (EAT) airline under new license. Archived 25 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Press Release, 31 March 2010
  6. [6]
    "dhl-gcs.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  7. [7]
    "EAT Leipzig Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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