DHL Ecuador

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Trans Am Aero Express del Ecuador
IATA ICAO Call sign
7T[1] RTM AERO TRANSAM
Founded1991
Ceased operations
July 14, 2025[2]
HubsJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport
Destinations3
Parent companyDHL Aviation
HeadquartersGuayaquil, Ecuador
Employees56 (2023)
Websitewww.dhl.com

DHL Ecuador (TransAm) Ltda. (officially Trans Am Aero Express del Ecuador) was a cargo airline based in Guayaquil and established in 1991.[3] It was wholly owned by Deutsche Post[3] and provided services for the group's DHL-branded logistics network in Ecuador.[4] Its main base was José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport.[5] On July 14, 2025, the airline had abruptly suspended operations and was replaced by DHL Aero Expreso.[2][6]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes
 EcuadorGuayaquilJosé Joaquín de Olmedo International AirportHub
QuitoMariscal Sucre International Airport
 PanamaPanama CityTocumen International Airport

Fleet

The airline consisted of the following aircraft:

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
ATR 42-320F 1 2003 2025
Dassault Falcon 20 2 1994 2000
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner 1 1991 1994

See also

References

  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. "Una ecuatoriana menos: DHL Ecuador / TransAm dejó de volar". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish). July 15, 2025.
  3. "Beteiligungsliste/Participation list" (PDF). Jahresabschluss (HGB)/Annual Financial Statements (HGB). Deutsche Post AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. "Combination of two groups for Ecuador cargo services". PPC INTERNATIONAL MOVERS. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  5. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 73.
  6. Daniel Martinez Garbuno (July 17, 2025). "Ecuador's Trans Am Aero Express ceases operations". Ch-aviation.com.