Delayed arrival of freighters may prevent 'a bloodbath' in air cargo market
Only a trickle of large widebody freighters will join the global fleet this year and, ...
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Amazon Air has joined the scramble for freighter capacity and, with its bottomless pockets, looks likely to bag a long-haul fleet, allowing it to adjust its network strategy, according to aircraft industry executives.
Reports indicate that Amazon is eyeing ten A330-300s and an unspecified number of 777-300s.
Christopher Karp, a consultant with the Network and Fleet Management Solution Group at Lufthansa Consulting, told The Loadstar that, with more than 850 777-300s in the air, Amazon was likely to succeed in its quest.
“Conversion ...
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