DHL Ecuador

Trans Am Aero Express del Ecuador
IATA ICAO Call sign
7T[1] RTM AERO TRANSAM
Founded1991
Ceased operationsJuly 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
 Ecuador Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport Hub
Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport
 Panama Panama City Tocumen 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. ^ a b "Una ecuatoriana menos: DHL Ecuador / TransAm dejó de volar". Nlarenas.com (in Spanish). July 15, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "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.