NEW YORK-based Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (WW) will this month put three more Boeing 767 converted freighters into service for Amazon, bringing the number of aircraft in operation for the e-commerce giant to 38
NEW YORK-based Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (WW) will this month put three more Boeing 767 converted freighters into service for Amazon, bringing the number of aircraft in operation for the e-commerce giant to 38. The last two of the 40 committed aircraft are currently undergoing conversion to freighter configuration and will enter into service before the end of November with Atlas Air, which will operate the aircraft on behalf of the e-commerce giant, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
Once these five aircraft enter service, Amazon's own-operated fleet will consist of 40 aircraft - 20 operated by Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary carriers, ATI International and ABX Air, and 20 operated by Atlas Air.
Commenting on Amazon Air's outlook in 2019, the company's director Sarah Rhoades told that it was working on developing our own plans out of Cincinnati,' Ms Rhoads said, referring to the company's US$1.5 billion hub near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG).
This January the company's senior vice president Dave Clark confirmed plans of the acquisition of an additional 210 acres of land at the hub via Twitter. From CVG, Amazon Air's operations now touch 18 domestic airfields, according to Ms Rhoads.
'The actual number of flights is still in the planning process right now,' she said, adding 'if next year is anything like that past two years, I'll expect we'll continue to grow.'
