DHL de Mexico invests USD 12.9 mln in fleet renovation
DHL de Mexico, the local unit of global express and logistics company DHL, a unit of German postal services group Deutsche Post AG, invested 140 mln Mexican pesos (USD12.87 mln/10.03 mln euro) in the renovation of its fleet, the Mexican unit said on August 30, 2006.
The new six airplanes, bought by the company, have already started flying. The new fleet will increase the cargo capacity by 40 pct and the airplanes will be able to reach new destinations in the Latin American country.
DHL de Mexico will also make six more flights daily in order to distribute the packages of its clients. The Mexican company usually flies to and from Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Monterrey, Villahermosa, San Luis Potosi, Mazatlan, La Paz and Guadalajara.
According to sources from the company, DHL de Mexico will be able cover 98 pct of the Mexican territory in a period of 24 hours.
The annual revenue of DHL stands at an average 34 bln euro (USD43.63 bln) in the last few years and it has operations in a total 228 countries.
