when you think about it the MD11 could be a very good deal for DHL,Varig and Swiss both have large fleets of MD11's and both airlines are fighting for their financial lives at the moment and if either airlines could dispose of a number of MD11's for a reasonable price then it would appear to make commercial sence.
On one point though,a good friend of mine whom flies for Gemini said that they have a contract with DHL that does not come up for renewal until some time middle of next year,so perhaps DHL is going to do it themself from some time next year,lets hope so eh! How nice to see an operation that seems to be expanding rather than the usual reduction.