News / DHL to launch Air Austria subsidiary as Air UK looks beyond Europe

DHL Express is to set up a new European airline in Austria and turn its UK arm into an intercontinental carrier, in a major shake-up of its air networks.

The company is to transfer 18 757s, currently operated by DHL Air UK to Austria where it is currently filing an application to launch DHL Air Austria. While the administration will be in Austria, the aircraft will operate out of DHL hubs elsewhere in the EU.

A DHL spokesperson explained: “DHL’s air network ...