News / Amazon Air close to building a freighter network to carry third-party volumes

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With more cargo planes about to join its dedicated fleet, Amazon’s freighter operation is on course to climb to about 160 flights a day by late spring, almost double where it was last May.

The expansion is positioning Amazon Air to move ahead with its plans for next-day standard delivery in North America, and it is nearing critical mass to carry third-party parcel traffic.

These are conclusions from the latest study of Amazon Air by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at ...