Is Amazon Air becoming a bigger competitive threat for UPS and FedEx? - Louisville Business First
And so the competitive threat gets bigger.
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced Tuesday that it would lease an additional 15 Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft to add to its cargo fleet. That's in addition to five other 737-800s that it already leases. The new aircraft will fly in the U.S. 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,” Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations at Amazon, said in a news release. “By 2021, Amazon Air will have a portfolio of 70 aircraft flying in our dedicated air network.”
And so the competitive threat gets bigger.
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced Tuesday that it would lease an additional 15 Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft to add to its cargo fleet. That's in addition to five other 737-800s that it already leases. The new aircraft will fly in the U.S. 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,” Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations at Amazon, said in a news release. “By 2021, Amazon Air will have a portfolio of 70 aircraft flying in our dedicated air network.”