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Deutsche Post  Group —  Annual Report
e combination of our own and purchased capacities, which include varied terms
of contract, allows us to respond exibly to uctuating demand. Figure . illustrates
how our available capacity is organised and oered on the market. e largest buyer of
this freight capacity is the  Global Forwarding business unit.
We modernised the rst part of our European eet during the reporting year. e
Boeing  aircra we have put into operation are more ecient, have more capacity
and are equipped with improved technology. is will reduce repairs whilst improving
working conditions for ight personnel.
Available capacity .
BSA
Air Capacity Sales, total spare
capacity– average capacity
notutilisedby Block Space or
Coreonaplanned basis.
Block Space Agreement –
guaranteed air cargo product.
Express  core product –
capacity based upon average
utilisation, adjusted on a
dailybasis.
CORE ACS
International express business grew again
In the reporting year, the international express business again benetted from e-com-
merce and the growing importance of small and medium-sized enterprises in inter-
national trade. e strong growth of our  product compared with the competition
indicates that we have maintained our position as global market leader.
Expanding our network in the Europe region
Our express business in the Europe region performed well again during the reporting
year. In , we were the clear market leader. We are expanding our hub in Brussels,
where we are creating new jobs and thus consolidating our position as an employer of
repute in Belgium. We are also investing in the set up and expansion of facilities in
countries such as Sweden, Germany and Turkey.
European international
express market,: 1, 2, 3 top  .
Market volume:  . billion
FedEx 10 %
 12 %
 25 %
 41 %
1 Includes the  express product.
2 Country base: , , , , , , , , , .
3 Most recent market study.
Source: Market Intelligence , annual reports
and desk research.
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