ATLAS Air Worldwide has started operating a twice-daily cargo service at Miami International Airport (MIA) for Amazon Air using Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft and an onsite facility at MIA to sort packages bound for their next destination.
Amazon already operates four warehouses in Miami-Dade county, all within 12 miles of MIA. The largest is an 885,000-square-foot fulfilment centre at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport completed this year, reported American Shipper.
'Amazon Air's two daily flights will add a significant boost to our domestic cargo traffic, which is already up 17 per cent through August,' Miami-Dade Aviation director Lester Sola was quoted as saying.
Amazon Air's launch comes nine months after the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) hosted its first e-commerce strategy workshop. Market research firm eMarketer forecasts Latin America will experience strong e-commerce growth, with an anticipated doubling of annual sales from US$47.4 billion in 2015 to $84.8 billion in 2019, MDAD said.
Amazon already operates four warehouses in Miami-Dade county, all within 12 miles of MIA. The largest is an 885,000-square-foot fulfilment centre at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport completed this year, reported American Shipper.
'Amazon Air's two daily flights will add a significant boost to our domestic cargo traffic, which is already up 17 per cent through August,' Miami-Dade Aviation director Lester Sola was quoted as saying.
Amazon Air's launch comes nine months after the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) hosted its first e-commerce strategy workshop. Market research firm eMarketer forecasts Latin America will experience strong e-commerce growth, with an anticipated doubling of annual sales from US$47.4 billion in 2015 to $84.8 billion in 2019, MDAD said.