Courier company DHL has found an even better way to carry out urgent deliveries despite traffic jams on the streets of American cities: by helicopter. The new service currently provides morning deliveries for numerous banking sector clients in downtown Los Angeles.
DHL Express has introduced a helicopter transport service in Los Angeles as a way to guarantee 9:00 AM deliveries regardless of road conditions. Initially used by select clients in the financial services industry, this service will be expanded to additional customers in the Los Angeles area.
– DHL is always looking for innovative ways to transport our customers’ shipments with the highest speed and reliability – said Mike Parra, CEO of DHL Express U.S. – When business requires lightning-fast early morning deliveries, DHL Express provides an extra guarantee with this innovative helicopter transport service in the Los Angeles market.
International shipments arrive at the DHL Hub at Los Angeles International Airport, and specific packages are transported by helicopter to a selected heliport in the city center. A DHL courier picks them up from there and delivers them to the final recipients.
The DHL helicopter, a “Twinstar” Eurocopter AS355 model, is operated for DHL by Helinet from Van Nuys, California, and can carry over 350 kg of letters and packages. The helicopter delivery service is also used in New York, transporting shipments from the DHL hub at JFK International Airport to the headquarters of American banks and the Federal Reserve, with stops in Midtown Manhattan and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, which helps speed up the delivery of important financial and legal documents.