AMAZON has launched its first dedicated South American route with the help of two other carriers: 21 Air, a small US freight operator, and Avianca, a major Latin American airline with a strong cargo arm.
amazon announced earlier this month the signing of Avianca Cargo as a customer for its new service that offers unused freighter space to third-party shippers.
Avianca is booking shipments on Amazon Air backhaul flights from Bogota, Colombia, to Miami that otherwise would be empty, reports New York's FreightWaves.
The news release was issued by Amazon Air Cargo, the business unit that sells wholesale air cargo service to freight forwarders and other logistics operators, to highlight it is open for business to shippers in Colombia and the region.
The announcement didn't focus on the fact that in-house airline Amazon Air is now operating internationally, bringing to Colombia inbound parcels filled with goods ordered on its marketplace.
The daily flights, which began on April 8 utilising a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter, mark the first time Amazon Air has conducted cross-border flights, excluding activity in close-knit Europe.
Amazon Air relies on partner airlines because it isn't certified to fly commercial aircraft and doesn't have its own pilots.
FreightWaves identified 21 Air as the carrier operating the Miami-Bogota route on Amazon Air's behalf, based on flight data from AirNav Radar.
21 Air, which began flying for Amazon in November, is based at Miami International Airport. It has a fleet of 16 Boeing 767s, six of which were supplied by Amazon.
Amazon spokeswoman Gabriela Castillo confirmed that 21 Air is the underlying carrier for the Bogota service.
Amazon has been offering international shipping to Colombia since 2019.
Prior to the new dedicated air cargo service, it relied on ocean freight or other commercial airlines to move products to fulfilment warehouses in the country.
Mercado Libre is the largest e-commerce retailer in Latin America, including Colombia. Amazon also competes in the country with China's AliExpress and local online platforms.
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amazon announced earlier this month the signing of Avianca Cargo as a customer for its new service that offers unused freighter space to third-party shippers.
Avianca is booking shipments on Amazon Air backhaul flights from Bogota, Colombia, to Miami that otherwise would be empty, reports New York's FreightWaves.
The news release was issued by Amazon Air Cargo, the business unit that sells wholesale air cargo service to freight forwarders and other logistics operators, to highlight it is open for business to shippers in Colombia and the region.
The announcement didn't focus on the fact that in-house airline Amazon Air is now operating internationally, bringing to Colombia inbound parcels filled with goods ordered on its marketplace.
The daily flights, which began on April 8 utilising a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter, mark the first time Amazon Air has conducted cross-border flights, excluding activity in close-knit Europe.
Amazon Air relies on partner airlines because it isn't certified to fly commercial aircraft and doesn't have its own pilots.
FreightWaves identified 21 Air as the carrier operating the Miami-Bogota route on Amazon Air's behalf, based on flight data from AirNav Radar.
21 Air, which began flying for Amazon in November, is based at Miami International Airport. It has a fleet of 16 Boeing 767s, six of which were supplied by Amazon.
Amazon spokeswoman Gabriela Castillo confirmed that 21 Air is the underlying carrier for the Bogota service.
Amazon has been offering international shipping to Colombia since 2019.
Prior to the new dedicated air cargo service, it relied on ocean freight or other commercial airlines to move products to fulfilment warehouses in the country.
Mercado Libre is the largest e-commerce retailer in Latin America, including Colombia. Amazon also competes in the country with China's AliExpress and local online platforms.
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