Continued Growth for Amazon’s Air Network to Expand Prime Fast, Free Shipping for Customers – Adding Fifteen Boeing 737-8...
June 18 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon has partnered with GE Capital Aviation
Services to lease an additional fifteen Boeing 737-800 aircraft
that will enter the air network by 2021
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon continues to invest in ways to provide
fast, free shipping for customers. Today, at
the International Paris Air Show, the company
announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services
(GECAS) to lease an additional fifteen Boeing
737-800 cargo aircraft. These fifteen aircraft will
be in addition to the five Boeing 737-800’s already leased
from GECAS and announced earlier this year. The aircraft
will fly in the United States out of the more than 20 air gateways
in the Amazon Air network.
“These new aircraft create additional capacity for Amazon Air,
building on the investment in our Prime Free One-Day program,”
said Dave Clark, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at
Amazon. “By 2021, Amazon Air will have a portfolio of 70 aircraft
flying in our dedicated air network.”
“We’re delighted to support Amazon Air’s dedicated air network,”
said Richard Greener, GECAS Cargo’s Senior Vice President. “The
capability of the 737-800 freighter will further Amazon’s ability
to provide reliable and regional delivery to its customers for
years to come.”
Amazon Air’s operation launched in 2016 supporting package
delivery to the rapidly growing number of customers who love fast
delivery, affordable prices and vast selection. With advanced
algorithms and software used for capacity and route planning, the
Amazon Air operation can transport hundreds of thousands of
packages per day. Amazon will open new air facilities this year at
Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Wilmington Air Park, and Chicago
Rockford International Airport. The main Air Hub at the
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will open in
2021. Since its launch, Amazon’s air cargo operation has invested
millions of dollars and created thousands of new jobs at locations
across the U.S.
Amazon has launched several initiatives to ensure fast delivery
speeds and supply chain capacity for its customers, including its
Delivery Service Partner program, Amazon Flex, the company’s mobile
application that allows individuals to sign-up, be vetted and begin
delivering for Amazon, a dedicated network of over 10,000 trailers
to increase trucking capacity and, now, the expanded fleet of cargo
aircraft. These efforts join Amazon’s robust worldwide network of
more than 185 fulfillment centers where the company uses high-end
algorithms, robotics, machine learning and other technological
innovations to increase delivery speeds for customers. Amazon is
now bringing the same technological expertise to efforts in the
transportation space to increase shipping capacity for
customers.
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