DHL Express and Singapore Airlines partnership takes off with new Boeing freighter aircraft
- Written by Media Outreach
- The newly-arrived Boeing 777F is the first of the five freighters to be based at Singapore Changi Airport, the location of DHL's South Asia Hub
- Operated and maintained by Singapore Airlines, the freighter will fly the Singapore-South Korea-United States of America route thrice weekly from August 2022

"SIA's longstanding partnership with DHL reinforces Singapore's position as a key air cargo and e-commerce logistics hub, and highlights our firm commitment to our cargo business. Air cargo also plays a vital role in keeping global supply chains open. Apart from supporting the fast-growing e-commerce segment, this new freighter operation provides a foundation to expand the partnership between SIA and DHL in the future," says Lee Lik Hsin, Executive Vice President Commercial, SIA.
"We are thrilled that the partnership between DHL and Singapore Airlines will be predicated on the strength of Boeing 777 Freighters," says Christy Reese, Vice President of Commercial Sales and Marketing, Asia Pacific, Boeing. "The versatile 777 Freighter is the world's largest, most capable twin-engine freighter and can fly long-range trans-Pacific missions in excess of 6,000 nautical miles with 20 percent more payload than other large freighters like the 747-400F. The airplane, which is capable of carrying a maximum payload of 102 tons, will deliver superior ton-per-mile economics for DHL and Singapore Airlines as they look to sustainably address increased demand in the global air freight market."
In March 2022, DHL Express and SIA signed a Crew and Maintenance agreement to deploy five Boeing 777 freighters. These freighters will be operated by SIA pilots, with the maintenance overseen by SIA. The second Boeing 777 freighter is slated to enter into service in November 2022, following which both freighters will operate the Singapore-Incheon-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Singapore route six times weekly. The remaining three freighters are planned for delivery throughout 2023. Following this, all five freighters will operate on routes between the United States and Singapore via points in North Asia and Australia.
High resolution images of the Boeing 777F aircraft in the dual DHL-SIA livery are available at https://bit.ly/3bV26jU. Hashtag: #DHLDHL – The logistics company for the world
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