DHL 777 Leipzig-Cincinnati Declares Emergency

In the last few moments, a DHL Boeing 777 Freighter operating a flight from Leipzig to Cincinnati has declared an emergency.

G-DHLX is the aircraft operating this flight.

Updates: DHL 777 Leipzig-Cincinnati Declares Emergency…

This is a developing story. Updates below.

UPDATE #1 @ 1932 UK time – DHL flight D0384 from Leipzig to Cincinnati has descended to FL100 over north-west Germany following the emergency declaration.

UPDATE #2 @ 1933 UK time – G-DHLX, the aircraft operating this flight, is a 1.7 year old Boeing 777 Freighter that was delivered to the cargo carrier back in May 2022, as per data from Planespotters.net.

Of the 777F variant, the airline has 29 of them in the fleet, of which all are in active service, offering an average fleet age of 5.2 years.

UPDATE #3 @ 1935 UK time – At this time, it is unclear which airfield the aircraft will be diverting to following the emergency call onboard DHL flight D0384 from Leipzig to Cincinnati.

UPDATE #4 @ 1942 UK time – D0384 still continues to track west at FL100 – Amsterdam Schiphol a potential option for diversion, but nothing yet confirmed.

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