![]() ![]() ![]() The coronavirus pandemic has generated even more pressure on Amazon to ensure fast delivery, as it saw a surge in online orders from stuck-at-home shoppers who turned to the company for essential goods and groceries, along with other products like office supplies and electronics. Analysts believe Amazon's air fleet, combined with its massive network of airplanes, truck trailers and vans, could one day position it to rival UPS and FedEx. The company still relies on outside carriers for a significant share of its deliveries, but it has gradually moved more of its logistics operations in-house, allowing it to better control costs and delivery speeds. That's up from the 50 planes it counted in February 2019.Īmazon's air fleet, launched in 2016, is a critical part of its push to provide one- and two-day delivery. "Amazon Air expanded rapidly during summer 2020, a period otherwise marked by sharp year-over-year declines in air-cargo traffic," the report states.Īmazon Air now includes about 70 planes and the fleet is expected to grow to more than 80 by 2021, Amazon said in June. ![]()
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