Amazon Prime Air announcementó its first purchase of eleven aircraft Boeing 767-300, expanding its fleet to continue serving customers. Amazon press photo.
The purchases include seven planes of Delta and four airplanes WestJet, that will joinán to the network in 2022. La expansionón of the Amazon Air fleet occurs at a time of growth in global cargo and thusí the company already adds 66 aircraft, más others 6 for recieving, between Boeing models 767-300 (44 planes) y Boeing 737-800 (22 planes).
«Our goal is to continue to deliver for customers in the US. UU. The way you expect from Amazon, and buy our own avión is the next natural step towards that goal», dijo Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Amazon Global Air. «Have a combinationón of leased and owned aircraft in our growing fleet allows us to better manage our operations, which in turn helps us keep pace in delivering on our customers' promises.».
Amazon Air plays a central role in delivering to customers by transporting artíasses at distances málong s in períears of timeáshort s. The four aircraft purchased from WestJet in March are currently undergoing conversion.ón from passengers to cargo and joinán has the red of Amazon Air in 2021, and the seven Delta planes enterán to the cargo network aéAmazon area in 2022. These additions to the fleet ensureán additional capacity on the Amazon Air network. in the añthe ones I sellán. The compañíto continueá relying on third party operators to operate these new aircraft.
Amazon Air continúexpanded itégoing globally to meet the needs of its growing customer base, while investing in jobs and sustainable solutions to boost your network. The Añor past, Amazon lanceó his first centeréprisoner at Leipzig airport / Find in Germany and new operationséregional areas at Lakeland Linder International Airport, John F. International Airport. Kennedy, San Francisco International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, richmond international airport. Airport, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Luis Mu International Airportñoz Marín, Kahului Airport, Kona International Airport, Los International Airport ÁAngeles and Louis Armstrong International Airport.
This summer, Amazon Air adó the purchase of six million gallons of aviation fuelón sustainable and has already invested in equipmentéctrics of úlast generationón for ground services and rooftop solar panels planned at some facilities. Since the launch of Amazon Air in 2016, Amazon has invested hundreds of millions of dollarsólares and has created thousands of new jobs at Amazon Air locations in the United States.
