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Amazon is expanding its aircraft fleet at a record pace, propelled by rapid growth in its e-commerce business.

Predictably, international expansion appears to be in low gear, but observers are scratching their heads over the firm’s outright purchase of a 767 freighter.

The Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University, Chicago, has been tracking the e-commerce giant’s air operations. In its latest update, issued on 10 September, it notes that Amazon has accelerated its fleet expansion this year.

Between May and July, ...

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