News / 1.5m Amazon and DHL customers hit as 250 ABX Air pilots begin strike action

Around 1,500,000 Amazon and DHL customers won’t get their packages on time, after 250 ABX Air pilots went on strike today, forcing the cancellation of 75 flights so far.

The pilots have pledged not to fly for ABX Air, the ATSG subsidiary that operates 45 flights a day for DHL and 35 for Amazon.

It is the first pilots’ strike in the US since 2010 and court papers reveal that some 20,000 end-customers will be affected every time a flight is cancelled.

The pilots claim ABX has been understaffed for ...