European Air Transport Leipzig

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European Air Transport Leipzig

IATA ICAO Call sign QY[1] BCS POSTMAN
Founded	November 2005; 19 years ago (2005-11) (as a maintenance organisation)
Commenced operations	26 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-26)
Hubs	Brussels Leipzig/Halle
Fleet size	38
Destinations	13
Parent company	DHL
Headquarters	Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany
Key people	Markus Otto Adam Pradela Geoffrey Kehr[2]
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.

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]

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]

EAT Leipzig Boeing 757-200F

Airbus A300-600RFs make up most of the EAT Leipzig fleet.

EAT Leipzig Airbus A330-200F

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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.

• On 25 November 2024, a Boeing 737-400F (registered as EC-MFE) flying as Swiftair Flight 5960 on behalf of EAT Leipzig, crashed into a house while on approach to Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania. Out of the four occupants onboard, one person died while two others were injured.^[7]

• List of airlines of Germany

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• Official website of DHL