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Video: Amazon One, ready for take-off
Amazon has unveiled ‘Amazon One’ its first ever branded freighter, a Boeing 767-300F operated by US-based lessor Atlas Air. (Click on video below).The converted freighter, bearing the Prime Air livery, will take flight this weekend at Seafair's Air Show, an annual community celebration taking place in Amazon's hometown of Seattle.Dave ...
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Atlas Air's first Amazon Prime Air flight lands in Wilmington
The first commercial flight of the Amazon and Atlas Air deal took place on Wednesday (August 10), with "Amazon One" departing from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and landing in Wilmington Air Park Airport.The first of 20 B767-300 converted freighters, which features Amazon's Prime Air livery, had the tail number N1997A, a ...
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Amazon's European air cargo network still flying
The European air cargo network set up by Amazon has now been running for more than a year.Late last year, news broke that in mid-November the online retail giant had launched a temporary air cargo network to deal with the Christmas peak season using an aircraft chartered from ASL Airlines ...
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Amazon plans Kentucky air hub
Amazon plans to build a "centralised air hub" at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) to support its growing fleet of Prime Air freighters.When the hub site opens in nearby Hebron, the giant e-tailer expects to create more than 2,000 new jobs, with an investment put at an unconfirmed $1.5bn by local ...
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Amazon's new air hub a "base for future growth"
Amazon’s planned centralised air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport will be a base for future growth.Speaking shortly after the e-commerce giant announced its fourth quarter results, Amazon senior vice president and chief financial officer Brian Olsavsky explained why the company was investing in the new hub.“What it does for ...
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FedEx unfazed by Amazon's new forwarding arm
FedEx has dismissed concerns that Amazon’s recent foray into freight forwarding and air cargo could impact the industries it is active in, pointing out that it mainly caters for business-to-business customers.Shortly after announcing its third-quarter results, FedEx executives were asked whether they were concerned about Amazon’s push into logistics, in ...
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Amazon pilots take protests to shareholder meeting
Cargo pilots who fly for Amazon Prime Air picketed the e-commerce giant’s annual shareholder meeting yesterday to alert the company to a “looming pilot shortage” as negotiations over new collective agreements continue.The pilots, who are employed by aircraft lessors Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) and ATSG, say the shortage threatens ...