DHL Express is investing $192 million in expanding its operations at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which includes a new 305,200-square-foot maintenance facility and storage space.
The facility will also be used for storing aircraft components, and office space, and will include three maintenance parking gates and eight new aircraft gates. The maintenance hangar will be LEED-certified and carbon-neutral and will be built on an additional 50 acres of land leased by DHL.
Mike Parra, chief executive, DHL Express Americas, commented: “We are committed to serving our customers and their growing demands, which require an investment to expand our footprint at CVG. Our Americas hub is one of three DHL global superhubs and completes the backbone of our intercontinental network. We are excited for this new project to meet the needs of our partners and employees with a new carbon neutral, state-of-the-art facility for maintenance operations of our growing fleet.”
DHL’s investment is expected to create more than 80 jobs in the region.
DHL is also optimizing its with more fuel-efficient aircraft like the Boeing 777F and Airbus A350F.