Where will the freighters go as capacity shifts from tariff-hit China-US lane?
Cargo airlines are scrabbling to find new markets as capacity becomes available following the end ...
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.
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