European Air Transport Leipzig

European Air Transport Leipzig
Founded	November 2005; 19 years ago; (as a maintenance organisation)
Commenced operations	26 March 2010; 15 years ago
Hubs	Brussels; Leipzig/Halle;
Fleet size	38
Destinations	13
Parent company	DHL
Headquarters	Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany
Key people	Markus Otto; Adam Pradela; Geoffrey Kehr;
Website	www.dhl.com

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.^[2] It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post^[3] 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.^[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

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]

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Belgium	Brussels	Brussels Airport	Hub
Czech Republic	Brno	Brno–Tuřany Airport
Denmark	Copenhagen	Copenhagen Airport
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany	Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport
Germany	Leipzig	Leipzig/Halle Airport	Hub
Italy	Milan	Milan Malpensa Airport
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon Airport
Portugal	Porto	Porto Airport
Spain	Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Spain	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Vitoria Airport
Sweden	Örebro	Örebro Airport
United Kingdom	East Midlands	East Midlands Airport
	London	Heathrow Airport
	London	Luton Airport

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.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, several smaller aircraft are operated under contract for EAT Leipzig and DHL respectively by airlines such as Swiftair and West Atlantic UK.

EAT Leipzig fleet
Aircraft	In service	Orders
Airbus A300-600RF	24	—
Airbus A330-200F	3	—
Airbus A330-300P2F	2	—
Boeing 757-200PCF	9	—
Total	38	—

Former fleet

European Air Transport Leipzig former fleet
Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Boeing 757-200PF	1^{[citation needed]}	2010	2016	transferred to DHL Air UK
Boeing 757-200SF	11^{[citation needed]}	2010	2018

References

^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 21 |December 2009, made public on 23 December 2009
^ "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.
^ Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 26 March 2010, made public on 31 March 2010
^ DHL's European Air Transport (EAT) airline under new license. Archived 25 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Press Release, 31 March 2010
^ "dhl-gcs.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

External links

Media related to European Air Transport Leipzig at Wikimedia Commons

Official website of DHL

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[iata-1] "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[unternehmensregister-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 21 |December 2009, made public on 23 December 2009

[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] Unternehmensregister (german), entry of 26 March 2010, made public on 31 March 2010

[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] "dhl-gcs.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

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