Amazon Air

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Amazon Air (Prime Air)
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Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size95
Parent company Amazon
Key peopleRaoul Sreenivasan
Website amazon.com/airplanes
An Amazon Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) operated by Sun Country Airlines. Amazon Prime Air (Sun Country Airlines) Boeing 737-84P(BCF) N7901A approaching JFK Airport.jpg
An Amazon Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) operated by Sun Country Airlines.

Amazon Air (often branded as Prime Air) is a virtual cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. In 2017, it changed its name from Amazon Prime Air to Amazon Air to differentiate themselves from their Amazon Prime Air autonomous drone delivery service. However, the Prime Air logo remains on the aircraft. [4] Until January 2021, the airline had relied on wet-leasing its aircraft from other operators, but going forward it is looking to directly own some aircraft. [5] On the planes the airline owns, the airline will still rely on others for CMI (crew, maintenance, and insurance) leases. [6]

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History

In late 2015, Amazon began trial cargo runs out of Wilmington Air Park under the code name Project Aerosmith. In December 2015, Amazon announced that it would begin its own cargo airline to expand its capability. [7]

In March 2016, Amazon acquired options to buy up to 19.9 percent of Air Transport Services Group's (ATSG) stock and began scheduled operations with 20 Boeing 767 aircraft. [8]

On January 31, 2017, Amazon announced that Amazon Air would make Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) its principal hub, [9] and began operations on April 30, 2017. Amazon received $40 million in tax incentives and plans to begin construction on a 920-acre (370 ha) facility with a 3×10^6 sq ft (69-acre; 28 ha) sorting facility and parking space for over 100 cargo aircraft; [10] the project is estimated to cost $1.5 billion. [4]

In December 2017 the company, which was named Amazon Prime Air, announced its rebranding as Amazon Air to avoid confusion with the Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service, although it continues to operate under the callsign "Prime Air". [11]

As of June 2018, Amazon Air had 20 of its 33 cargo planes based at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG), with the rest flying point-to-point transit routes across the United States. Amazon Air was to move into office space at the former Comair headquarters by March 2018. [9]

Amazon Air aircraft parked at its main hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Prime Air Boeing 767 aircraft at CVG.jpg
Amazon Air aircraft parked at its main hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Amazon leased 10 additional Boeing 767-300 planes from ATSG in December 2018. [12]

Amazon has completed a new regional air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) and does not airlift third-party packages. [13] The new regional hub began operating on October 2, 2019.

For 2019 and 2020, Amazon committed to leasing 10 additional 767-300 aircraft from Air Transport Services Group, [14] which would bring active aircraft to a total of 50. Phase one of the CVG sort facility, encompassing 440 acres (180 ha) was completed in 2020, while the remaining 479 acres (194 ha) will be developed by 2025–2027 during phase two. [15] Amazon eventually plans to have over 100 aircraft based at CVG with over 200 daily flights [10] and 15,000 employees. [16]

In March 2020, Amazon Air reserved the ICAO airline designator "MZN" and "AMAZON" call sign. [17] Both designations were cancelled in March 2021. [18]

In July 2020, Amazon Air had secured up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy. [19]

In September 2020, Amazon committed to buy four aircraft under their own operations. These are the first aircraft the company will own rather than lease. The four 767-300 aircraft were previously under the ownership of WestJet, who purchased them from Qantas in 2015. [20] In January 2021, with passenger air traffic severely depressed and cargo traffic higher due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon announced it had completed the purchase of 11 Boeing 767-300s from Delta Air Lines and WestJet. [5]

In March 2021, Amazon exercised its warrants to acquire a minority stake in Air Transport Services Group, the parent company of Amazon Air sub-lessor Air Transport International. The deal was valued at $131 million for 13.5 million shares in the company. Amazon also holds warrants to acquire a minority stake in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the parent company of Atlas Air. [21] [22]

In September 2022, a study conducted by the Chaddick Institute found that Amazon Air had a system expansion of 5.8% without adding more warehouses. [23] The study also showed that in the same year, the carry capacity had increased, making it 14% and 23% as large as FedEx and UPS, respectively. [23]

In October 2022, Amazon announced the lease of ten Airbus A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, and would be operated by Hawaiian Airlines. These aircraft are being converted to freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke, and the first of these aircraft is expected to join the fleet in late 2023. [24]

In January 2023, Amazon launched Amazon Prime Air in India in partnership with QuikJet. The service will use two branded Boeing 737-800 freighters to deliver goods in four metro cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. The company plans to increase the number of dedicated freighters in India to six by the end of 2023, and will also continue to utilize the cargo space of other passenger airlines.[ citation needed ]

Operation

The primary function of Amazon Air is to transport Amazon packages from distant fulfillment centers that are outside of Amazon's local ground linehaul network for a specific area. Once the buyer's order is flown from the distant fulfillment center to the buyer's region, the package may be transported to the regional Amazon Sortation Center to be routed either to a local Amazon Logistics Delivery Station for last mile delivery or to a local post office for delivery by the United States Postal Service. Some Amazon Air packages bypass the regional Amazon Sortation Centers completely and are routed directly to local Amazon Delivery Stations for last mile delivery by Amazon Logistics.

Destinations

Amazon Air flies scheduled flights to the following destinations: [25]

Hubs/focus cities *
Future destinations
Terminated destinations #
CountryCityIATA codeICAO codeAirportNotes
Canada (Alberta) Calgary YYCCYYC Calgary International Airport
Canada (Alberta) Edmonton YEGCYEG Edmonton International Airport
Canada (British Columbia) Vancouver YVRCYVR Vancouver International Airport
Canada (Ontario) Hamilton YHMCYHM John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
France Paris CDGLFPG Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany Cologne CGNEDDK Cologne Bonn Airport
Germany Hanover HAJEDDV Hannover Airport
Germany Leipzig LEJEDDP Leipzig/Halle Airport * [26]
India Bangalore BLRVOBL Kempegowda International Airport [ citation needed ]
India Coimbatore CJBVOCB Coimbatore International Airport
India Delhi DELVIDP Indira Gandhi International Airport [ citation needed ]
India Hyderabad HYDVOHS Rajiv Gandhi International Airport *[ citation needed ]
India Mumbai BOMVABB Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [ citation needed ]
Italy Cagliari CAGLIEE Cagliari Elmas Airport [27]
Italy Catania CTALICC Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [28]
Italy Milan MXPLIMC Milan Malpensa Airport
Italy Rome FCOLIRF Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport [29]
Poland Katowice KTWEPKT Katowice Airport
Spain Barcelona BCNLEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Spain Madrid MADLEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Turkey Istanbul ISTLTFM Istanbul Airport
United Kingdom Castle Donington EMAEGNX East Midlands Airport
United Kingdom London SENEGMC London Southend Airport
United States (Alabama) Mobile BFMKBFM Mobile International Airport [30]
United States (Alaska) Anchorage ANCPANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport [31]
United States (Alaska) Fairbanks FAIPAFA Fairbanks International Airport [32]
United States (Arizona) Phoenix PHXKPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
United States (California) Los Angeles LAXKLAX Los Angeles International Airport [33]
United States (California) Ontario ONTKONT Ontario International Airport [34]
United States (California) Riverside RIVKRIV March Air Reserve Base [35]
United States (California) Sacramento SMFKSMF Sacramento International Airport
United States (California) San Bernardino SBDKSBD San Bernardino International Airport * [36]
United States (California) San Francisco SFOKSFO San Francisco International Airport [33]
United States (California) Stockton SCKKSCK Stockton Metropolitan Airport
United States (Colorado) Denver DENKDEN Denver International Airport
United States (Connecticut) Hartford BDLKBDL Bradley International Airport
United States (Florida) Miami MIAKMIA Miami International Airport
United States (Florida) Lakeland LALKLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport [37]
United States (Florida) Tampa TPAKTPA Tampa International Airport [34]
United States (Georgia) Atlanta ATLKATL Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport [38]
United States (Hawaii) Honolulu HNLPHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
United States (Hawaii) Kahului/Maui OGGPHOG Kahului Airport
United States (Hawaii) Kona KOAPHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole [39]
United States (Idaho) Boise BOIKBOI Boise Airport
United States (Illinois) Chicago ORDKORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport [33]
United States (Illinois) Chicago/Rockford RFDKRFD Chicago Rockford International Airport
United States (Indiana) Fort Wayne FWAKFWA Fort Wayne International Airport
United States (Indiana) South Bend SBNKSBN South Bend International Airport
United States (Iowa) Des Moines DSMKDSM Des Moines International Airport [40]
United States (Kansas) Wichita ICTKICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport [41]
United States (Louisiana) New Orleans MSYKMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport [42]
United States (Louisiana) Shreveport SHVKSHV Shreveport Regional Airport
United States (Maryland) Baltimore BWIKBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
United States (Minnesota) Minneapolis MSPKMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
United States (Missouri) Kansas City MCIKMCI Kansas City International Airport [43] [ non-primary source needed ]
United States (Missouri) St. Louis STLKSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport [44]
United States (Nebraska) Omaha OMAKOMA Eppley Airfield [45]
United States (New Hampshire) Manchester MHTKMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
United States (New Mexico) Albuquerque ABQKABQ Albuquerque International Sunport
United States (New York) New York JFKKJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport
United States (North Carolina) Charlotte CLTKCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport [34]
United States (Ohio) Toledo TOLKTOL Toledo Express Airport
United States (Ohio) Wilmington ILNKILN Airborne Airpark [46]
United States (Ohio/Kentucky) Cincinnati/Covington CVGKCVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport * [34]
United States (Oregon) Portland PDXKPDX Portland International Airport
United States (Pennsylvania) Allentown ABEKABE Lehigh Valley International Airport [47]
United States (Pennsylvania) Pittsburgh PITKPIT Pittsburgh International Airport [48]
United States (Puerto Rico) San Juan SJUTJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport [49]
United States (Rhode Island) Providence PVDKPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport # [50]
United States (Tennessee) Nashville BNAKBNA Nashville International Airport [51]
United States (Texas) Austin AUSKAUS Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
United States (Texas) Dallas/Fort Worth DFWKDFW Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
United States (Texas) Fort Worth AFWKAFW Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport *
United States (Texas) Houston IAHKIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
United States (Texas) San Antonio SKFKSKF Kelly Field [34]
United States (Virginia) Richmond RICKRIC Richmond International Airport
United States (Washington) Seattle/Tacoma SEAKSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport [34]
United States (Washington) Spokane GEGKGEG Spokane International Airport

Fleet

Amazon Air uses Boeing 737, Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 aircraft, all of which are operated by contracted partners. [4] As of February 2024, the Amazon Air fleet consists of the following aircraft. [52] [53]

Current Amazon Air fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersOperatorNotes
Airbus A330-300P2F 55 Hawaiian Airlines Deliveries began late 2023. [54]
Boeing 737-800BCF 308 Atlas Air
9 ASL Airlines Ireland
1 QuikJet Airlines
12 Sun Country Airlines
Boeing 767-300F 6041 Air Transport International One Atlas Air 767-300F crashed as Flight 3591.
17 Atlas Air
2 Cargojet Airways
Total955
Retired Amazon Air fleet
AircraftIn serviceOperatorNotes
ATR 72-500F 5 Silver Airways Retired on July 8, 2023, after Amazon ended all connections with the operator.[ citation needed ]
Total5

Accidents and incidents

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