Who owns DHL Air UK?
DHL Air UK is not wholly owned by any single company recorded here: DHL Group (Germany, XETRA: DHL) holds a 49.9% stake.[1]
Evidence: DHL Group list of shareholdings 31 December 2025, Deutsche Post AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Largest stakeholder
- Deutsche Post AG (49.9% stake) reported
- Headquarters
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Bonn
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Hounslow
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: DHL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DHL Air UK
DHL Air UK is recorded in the DHL Group list of shareholdings as DHL Air (UK) Limited of Hounslow, United Kingdom, with an equity share of 49.90 percent. The list marks it as included in the consolidated financial statements on the basis of the company's contractual agreements rather than a voting majority, so DHL consolidates it despite holding under half the equity.
Ownership timeline of DHL Air UK
Where DHL Air UK sits in DHL Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by DHL Group
DHL Group controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; DHL Group has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: DHL Group
DHL Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bonn, Germany.
Deutsche Post AG is the parent company of DHL Group. Its 31 December 2025 list of shareholdings names the DHL airline companies in the group, and the 2025 annual report says DHL Express continues to invest in its two continental European airlines, DHL Air Austria and European Air Transport. Some airlines are consolidated on contractual arrangements rather than majority equity, and the shareholdings list gives their equity share separately.
🇬🇧 DHL Air UK and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, DHL Air UK among them.
- Air Partner — Wheels Up 🇺🇸
- Alphabet — BMW Group 🇩🇪
- Arriva UK Bus — Arriva 🇬🇧
- Avanti West Coast — FirstGroup 🇬🇧
- BA CityFlyer — IAG 🇬🇧
- Birmingham Airport — Birmingham Airport Holdings 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who owns DHL Air UK?
No single company recorded here owns DHL Air UK outright. DHL Group holds a 49.9% stake.
Does DHL Group control DHL Air UK?
No. A 49.9% holding does not give control, so DHL Group shares ownership with others.
Where did DHL Air UK come from?
DHL Air UK originated in the United Kingdom, in Hounslow.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] DHL Group list of shareholdings 31 December 2025 — Deutsche Post AG, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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