DHL RECEIVES ISO 9002 INTERNATIONAL 
QUALITY CERTIFICATION


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CINCINNATI, Ohio (November 18, 1996) - DHL Airways, Inc., the U.S. arm
of the DHL Worldwide Express network, has been awarded the ISO 9002
international quality registration for its U.S. airline and global hub
located at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Airport.  This certification makes DHL the first in the air express
industry to receive ISO 9002 registration simultaneously for both its
hub and airline operations.

This award comes after a comprehensive review of all aspects of the hub
and airline operations, including pilot training, aircraft maintenance,
flight control and sort engineering.  The audit reviewed 20 quality
standard elements and was conducted by an independent agency, the
Interteck Services division of Inchape Testing Services.  To guarantee
ongoing quality assurance and improvement, follow-up audits will be
conducted every six months.

"At DHL, we have always viewed quality as providing a service that meets
or exceeds customer expectations," said Steve Waller, senior vice
president of network transportation for DHL Airways, Inc.  "We are proud
to have our business practices endorsed as ISO 9002 certified."  The DHL
commitment to quality operations is backed up by a staff of ISO 9000
trained specialists focusing on: industrial engineering; process
analysis and measurement; process improvement and re-engineering; work
methods and standards; and project management.

ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, is a Geneva,
Switzerland, based organization represented by 92 member countries.  ISO
9000 involves a series of documented standards of quality management and
assurance used by service and manufacturing businesses throughout the
world.

ISO 9002 certification guarantees an internationally recognized standard
of consistency and improvement in business practices used to meet the
mission of a company.  "As DHL operates in more than 220 countries, ISO
9002 certification provides a level measurement of our operations that
is recognized by customers in all parts of the world," said Waller. 
"DHL has now achieved ISO certification in 36 countries in our worldwide
air express network."

The simultaneous certification of the hub and airline operations
represents a first for the air express industry.  Waller noted the
significance of the certification of the hub and sort operations, in
that those elements of the air express industry are not regulated by the
government, unlike the aircraft operations component of the industry.

The DHL hub in Cincinnati is the largest in the DHL Worldwide Express
network, with 90 percent of all U.S.-origin shipments passing through
the hub.  Each evening, more than one million pounds of DHL shipments to
and from points spanning the globe are sorted at the Cincinnati hub. 
Forty-five DHL flights service the hub each evening. 

DHL Worldwide Express is the world's largest and most experienced
international air express network, linking more than 635,000 cities in
more than 200 countries.  DHL Worldwide Express is composed of DHL
Airways, Inc., which serves all locations in the U.S. and its
territories;  and DHL International Ltd.  and its agents and affiliated
companies, which serve all locations outside the U.S. and its
territories.  Visit the DHL website on the Internet at
http://www.dhl.com.

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