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Amazon Air (often branded as Prime Air) is a virtual cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. In 2017, it changed its name from Amazon Prime Air to Amazon Air to differentiate themselves from their Amazon Prime Air autonomous drone delivery service.
Amazon Prime Air, or simply Prime Air, is a drone delivery service operated by Amazon. The service uses delivery drones to autonomously fly individual packages to customers, and launched in 2022. [1] The service currently operates in two cities in the US, with plans to expand into the UK and Italy in 2024. [2]
In 2021, FedEx accounted for 50% of all cargo traffic at the airport, followed by UPS at 33% and Amazon Air at 5%. [100] In 2024, FedEx's share dropped to 45% while UPS's increased to 33% and Amazon Air's increased to 15%. British Airways accounted for 3% of total freight in 2024 by hauling cargo on its passenger planes. [143]
On December 17, 2019, Amazon Air bought a minority stake in Sun Country from Apollo, with plans for the airline to operate cargo flights under the Amazon Air brand. [3] As Sun Country's passenger model is heavily leisure focused, this deal is designed to help stabilize revenues during non-peak seasons.
On July 23, 2020, Amazon Air commenced operations following the opening of a brand new 285,000 square foot cargo processing facility. [10] Its flights at Lakeland Linder International are operated by Air Transport International and Sun Country Airlines. Inaugural Avelo Airlines flight receiving a water cannon salute
Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight operating as Amazon Air between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) operating this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston, killing the two crew members and a single ...
Sep. 20—Wilmington Air Park, with Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, are "increasingly the nerve center of Amazon Air's domestic operation," a new university study proclaims.
Mar. 18—Amazon Air has begun daily air cargo flights to Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport and an associated package-handling facility is expected to employ more than 50 people, Amazon and ...