AMAZON Air is closing its air cargo facility at Kelly Field Airport, San Antonio, Texas, with a reported loss of 65 jobs, but did not say why, reported London's Air Cargo News.
'We're always evaluating our operations to better serve our customers and have made the decision to stop operations at Kelly Field,' said amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.
'Worldwide Flight Services is a valued partner and we'll continue working with them at other locations,' he said.
Amazon added that its Texas air freight facilities in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston continue to operate.
Amazon did not confirm how many WFS workers employed to handle cargo at the Kelly Field facility would lose their jobs, however, San Antonio Express-News reported that 65 warehouse employees were affected, and WFS wrote in a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission that the closure of the facility in April is expected to be permanent.
Against a year of lower air cargo demand and economic challenges, Amazon Air in October 2023 decided to close its air freight facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. This followed a decision in July 2023 to reduce the number of flights it carries out in Europe.
Amazon has also been cutting back on its flights in North America. CargoFacts confirmed in July last year that the e-commerce firm had ended its operations with regional carrier Silver Airways. The carrier had been operating five ATR-72 aircraft on behalf of Amazon.
Amazon Air currently has a fleet of 85 aircraft in service, according to the Planespotters website.
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'We're always evaluating our operations to better serve our customers and have made the decision to stop operations at Kelly Field,' said amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.
'Worldwide Flight Services is a valued partner and we'll continue working with them at other locations,' he said.
Amazon added that its Texas air freight facilities in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston continue to operate.
Amazon did not confirm how many WFS workers employed to handle cargo at the Kelly Field facility would lose their jobs, however, San Antonio Express-News reported that 65 warehouse employees were affected, and WFS wrote in a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission that the closure of the facility in April is expected to be permanent.
Against a year of lower air cargo demand and economic challenges, Amazon Air in October 2023 decided to close its air freight facility at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. This followed a decision in July 2023 to reduce the number of flights it carries out in Europe.
Amazon has also been cutting back on its flights in North America. CargoFacts confirmed in July last year that the e-commerce firm had ended its operations with regional carrier Silver Airways. The carrier had been operating five ATR-72 aircraft on behalf of Amazon.
Amazon Air currently has a fleet of 85 aircraft in service, according to the Planespotters website.
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