21 Air (2I, Greensboro Piedmont Triad International) has secured an ACMI contract with DHL Express wherein the North Carolina-based cargo specialist will operate its B767-200(ERBDSF)s for and on behalf of the US division of DHL.

In a statement, 21 Air said the contract began in June and has seen it operate interstate and international flights for DHL from its Americas Global Hub at Cincinnati International International Airport.

Other independent carriers that operate for DHL in the US include Southern Air, Kalitta Air, Kalitta Charters II, iAero Airways, Atlas Air, ATI - Air Transport International, ABX Air, and eventually Mesa Airlines.