DHL to Acquire Nine Airbus Aircraft for European Operations.

BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 1997--DHL International Ltd. announced today that it will add nine Airbus A300B4-200 converted freighter aircraft over the next year to its European fleet to meet the growing demand for international air express delivery service.

The first aircraft arrives today at Brussels National Airport and will begin operating between Brussels and Scandinavia.

The addition of the nine 86,000 pound capacity aircraft is part of an ongoing program of fleet expansion to meet the current and projected growth in shipment volumes for the leading international air express carrier. The initial Airbus acquisition program is due to be completed by the Fall of 1998.

"This order represents the first widebody aircraft to be used by the DHL Worldwide Express network," said Patrick Foley, chairman and chief executive officer of DHL Airways Inc. "These aircraft comfortably exceed the current strictest noise and safety regulations in Europe and should see us well into the next century."

Since 1991, ten years ahead of a legal mandate, all DHL operated aircraft in Europe have been certified ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Chapter 3 -- the strictest international noise standards enforced worldwide today.

DHL Worldwide Express is the world's largest and most experienced international air express network, linking more than 635,000 cities in more than 220 countries. DHL Worldwide Express is composed of DHL Airways Inc., which serves all locations in the U.S. and its territories; and DHL International Ltd. and its agents and affiliated companies, which serve all locations outside the U.S. and its territories. Visit the DHL website on the Internet at http://www.dhl.com .

CONTACT: DHL Airways Inc.

David Fonkalsrud, 415/802-4535

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DHL International Ltd.

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