AMAZON.COM has reduced the number of daily flights in recent months, reflecting the mega-retailer's more cautious approach to air cargo as ecommerce demand slows, reports New York's FreightWaves.
amazon Air's total flight activity only grew 3.8 per cent from March through August, much less than the 14.3 per cent growth in daily flights during the previous six months and 18.4 per cent over the past year, the report from a team at DePaul University showed.
Amazon Air's total flight activity only grew 3.8 per cent from March through August, much less than the 14.3 per cent growth in daily flights during the previous six months and 18.4 per cent over the past year, the university report showed.
Amazon's in-house cargo airline is operating about 194 flights per day in the US and Europe compared to 187 in March. Amazon Air currently has 88 Boeing 767 medium widebody and 737-800 standard freighters in its fleet - about the same as in the spring - and will not reach 100 aircraft by the end of the year, as previously estimated, researchers said.
The reduced activity dovetails with recent news that the ecommerce giant has closed or cancelled 44 warehouses this year on the heels of a US$3.8 billion first-quarter loss. That is two and a half times more locations than previously identified for cancellation or delay in July.
The company is now rationalising its air network because there are fewer warehouses to supply and fewer packages moving through the network as ecommerce growth normalises to pre-pandemic levels.
DePaul University's Chaddick Institute uses flight tracking data and geographical imaging software to analyze Amazon's air logistics network on a periodic basis.
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amazon Air's total flight activity only grew 3.8 per cent from March through August, much less than the 14.3 per cent growth in daily flights during the previous six months and 18.4 per cent over the past year, the report from a team at DePaul University showed.
Amazon Air's total flight activity only grew 3.8 per cent from March through August, much less than the 14.3 per cent growth in daily flights during the previous six months and 18.4 per cent over the past year, the university report showed.
Amazon's in-house cargo airline is operating about 194 flights per day in the US and Europe compared to 187 in March. Amazon Air currently has 88 Boeing 767 medium widebody and 737-800 standard freighters in its fleet - about the same as in the spring - and will not reach 100 aircraft by the end of the year, as previously estimated, researchers said.
The reduced activity dovetails with recent news that the ecommerce giant has closed or cancelled 44 warehouses this year on the heels of a US$3.8 billion first-quarter loss. That is two and a half times more locations than previously identified for cancellation or delay in July.
The company is now rationalising its air network because there are fewer warehouses to supply and fewer packages moving through the network as ecommerce growth normalises to pre-pandemic levels.
DePaul University's Chaddick Institute uses flight tracking data and geographical imaging software to analyze Amazon's air logistics network on a periodic basis.
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