It employs 265 workers to dispatch, fly and maintain a fleet of Boeing 767 freighters operating under a Bahraini AOC.

It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post[2] and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in the Middle East and North Africa[3] as part of DHL Aviation.

[4] The airline began dedicated cargo flights between Bahrain and Riyadh in 1979 with a Fokker F27 Friendship.

With its fast cruising speed of 250 knots, this aircraft proved to be ideal for this type of service and destinations soon expanded to include Dubai, Kuwait and Jeddah.

The Middle East is today connected into DHL's network via dedicated long haul flights from the US, Europe and Asia.