Amazon announces for the first time to buy 11 of its own transport aircraft instead of leasing
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Amazon has announced that it will purchase 11 Boeing 767-300s to strengthen its airlift network Amazon Air. Amazon Air already owns and operates more than 50 aircraft, but all the aircraft so far are leased aircraft, and this is the first case of owning it in-house.
Amazon Continues to Expand Its Transportation Fleet With Purchased Aircraft | Amazon.com, Inc. --Press Room
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-continues-expand-its-transportation-fleet-purchased
Amazon just bought a bunch of used commercial jets for the first time --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/5/22215279/amazon-buys-boeing-jets-planes-delta-westjet
Equipment purchase source WestJet has four aircraft, Delta Air Lines is 7 aircraft. At the time of writing the article, it is said that the aircraft purchased from WestJet Airlines is being remodeled from a passenger plane to a freighter. Amazon Air will begin operating aircraft purchased from WestJet Airlines in 2021 and will begin operating aircraft purchased from Delta Air Lines in 2022.
Sarah Rose, Vice President of Amazon Air, said, 'By mixing leasing machines and organic products, we will be able to properly operate and manage the air transportation network. This will allow us to deliver products at high speed and free of charge. We can be sure that we will fulfill our promise with our customers. '
News site The Verge is, 'This transaction, the new by the spread of the coronavirus aviation company that was in dire straits was enacted by the sale of aircraft at cheaper prices than usual' and we wrote .
In September 2020, the drone delivery service ' Prime Air ' was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, and in December 2020, Amazon announced a robot taxi that can run autonomously. We are promoting development.
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