DHL Express recently added two new Boeing 767-300Fs to its MENA air fleet, marking an additional action in the Company's efforts to boost its regional aviation network and improve its air capability to better support the region's logistical demands. The technologically-advanced, energy-efficient planes, which are based out of the Company's regional Aviation Headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain, will allow DHL greater operational efficiency as well as capacities to meet the rise in customer demands.

The new aircraft will certainly increase DHL's total load capability by greater than 25%, servicing existing high-demand lanes across the GCC, expanded Middle East, Africa & Indian Subcontinent which house several of DHL's essential commercial partners.

"Investments in strengthening our MENA air network continue to form part of our wider strategy to enhance our capabilities in this area and also better service high need destinations with better rate, reliability and efficiency, eventually improving solution excellence which lies at the heart of DHL's business design. In the past 6 years, along with almost increasing DHL's Aviation touch points and boosting international flights to over 175 per week, we have constantly increased load capabilities to vital trade links such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, East Africa and on our Asian lanes among others, to sustain the growing logistics demands of our clients for better cross-regional and global connectivity," commented Richard Gale, Head of DHL Aviation Middle East and Africa.

"eCommerce is a key business driver for us and also continuing top of the changes in globe trade and just how we adapt is extremely important. We are continuously evaluating our network as well as including air capability to capitalise on the raised activity between Asia, the Middle East and also Africa which are vital trade hubs for our regional clients," continued Gale.

Both brand-new Boeings will complement DHL's existing fleet of 767-200SFs running in the area, bringing its complete fleet size to 8 aircraft, while assisting to significantly improve gas efficiency and also decrease CO2 emissions.

"One of our main criteria when choosing to add new planes to our DHL fleet, is to reduce our environmental influence; this sustains our worldwide vision and GoGreen targets to end up being the first zero exhausts logistics business by 2050, an ambitious journey that is already being applied throughout essential operational verticals with tidy transport solutions and also greener supply chains. We are continuously updating our fleet with larger more fuel as well as energy efficient aircrafts and the new Boeings are taken into consideration among one of the most set you back effective aircraft offered today in the regional freighter industry", additionally stated Gale.