Blue Dart, a leading logistics services provider and a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has opened an aviation hub in Chennai.

The facility not only serves as a hub but will also house the headquarters of Blue Dart Aviation. The commercial cargo airline has a dedicated fleet of six B757-200 freighters and a capacity of 500 tonne every night, operating across 73 sectors on a daily basis.

The hub will have Bureau of Civil Aviation Security-approved security screening with its own x-ray machines, equipment and dedicated manpower.

The hub is located at the Blue Dart Aviation Terminal at Chennai’s old international airport with both air and land side access.

It is equipped to carry out in-house engineering line maintenance for its fleet of aircraft, and has regulatory approval for security screening. It also has dedicated manpower and parking space for its own freighters.