Engineering:Amazon Air

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Amazon Air
Prime Air.png
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Hubs
  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport[1]
  • San Bernardino International Airport[2]
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport[3]
Focus cities
  • Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
  • Ontario International Airport
  • Wilmington Air Park
Fleet size90
Parent companyAmazon
Key peopleRaoul Sreenivasan
Websiteamazon.com/airplanes

Amazon Air (often branded as Prime Air) is a 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. However, the Prime Air logo remains on the aircraft.[4] Until January 2021, the airline had relied on wet-leasing its aircraft from other operators, but going forward it is looking to directly own some aircraft.[5] On the planes the airline owns, the airline will still rely on others for CMI (crew, maintenance, and insurance) leases.[6]

History

An Amazon Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) operated by Sun Country Airlines.

In late 2015, Amazon began trial cargo runs out of Wilmington Air Park under the code name Project Aerosmith. In December 2015, Amazon announced that it would begin its own cargo airline to expand its capability.[7]

In March 2016, Amazon acquired options to buy up to 19.9 percent of Air Transport Services Group's (ATSG) stock and began scheduled operations with 20 Boeing 767 aircraft.[8]

On January 31, 2017, Amazon announced that Amazon Air would make Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) its principal hub,[9] and began operations on April 30, 2017. Amazon received $40 million in tax incentives and plans to begin construction on a 920-acre (370 ha) facility with a 3×10^6 sq ft (69-acre; 28 ha) sorting facility and parking space for over 100 cargo aircraft;[10] the project is estimated to cost $1.5 billion.[4]

In December 2017 the company, which was named Amazon Prime Air, announced its rebranding as Amazon Air to avoid confusion with the Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service, although it continues to operate under the callsign "Prime Air".[11]

As of June 2018, Amazon Air had 20 of its 33 cargo planes based at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG), with the rest flying point-to-point transit routes across the United States . Amazon Air was to move into office space at the former Comair headquarters by March 2018.[9]

Amazon Air aircraft parked at its main hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Amazon leased 10 additional Boeing 767-300 planes from ATSG in December 2018.[12]

Amazon has completed a new regional air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) and does not airlift third-party packages.[13] The new regional hub began operating on October 2, 2019.

For 2019 and 2020, Amazon has committed to leasing 10 additional 767-300 aircraft from Air Transport Services Group,[14] which would bring active aircraft to a total of 50. Phase one of the CVG sort facility, encompassing 440 acres (180 ha) is scheduled for completion in 2020, while the remaining 479 acres (194 ha) will be developed by 2025–2027 during phase two.[15] Amazon eventually plans to have over 100 aircraft based at CVG with over 200 daily flights[10] and 15,000 employees.[16]

In July 2020, Amazon Air had secured up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy.[17]

In September 2020, Amazon committed to buy four aircraft under their own operations. These are the first aircraft the company will own rather than lease. The four 767-300 aircraft were previously under the ownership of WestJet, who purchased them from Qantas in 2015.[18] In January 2021, with passenger air traffic severely depressed and cargo traffic higher due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon announced it had completed the purchase of 11 Boeing 767-300s from Delta Air Lines and WestJet.[5]

In March 2021, Amazon exercised its warrants to acquire a minority stake in Air Transport Services Group, the parent company of Amazon Air sub-lessor Air Transport International. The deal was valued at $131 million for 13.5 million shares in the company. Amazon also holds warrants to acquire a minority stake in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the parent company of Atlas Air.[19][20]

In October 2022, Amazon announced the lease of ten Airbus A330-300P2F freighers from Altavair, and would be operated by Hawaiian Airlines. These aircraft are being converted to freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke, and the first of these aircraft is expected to join the fleet in late 2023.[21]

In January 2023, Amazon launched Amazon Prime Air in India in partnership with QuikJet. The service will use two branded Boeing 737-800 freighters to deliver goods in four metro cities: Delhi, Mumbai , Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. The company plans to increase the number of dedicated freighters in India to six by the end of 2023, and will also continue to utilize the cargo space of other passenger airlines.[22]

Operation

The primary function of Amazon Air is to transport Amazon packages from distant fulfillment centers that are outside of Amazon's local ground linehaul network for a specific area. Once the buyer's order is flown from the distant fulfillment center to the buyer's region, the package may be transported to the regional Amazon Sortation Center to be routed either to a local Amazon Logistics Delivery Station for last mile delivery or to a local post office for delivery by the United States Postal Service. Some Amazon Air packages bypass the regional Amazon Sortation Centers completely and are routed directly to local Amazon Delivery Stations for last mile delivery by Amazon Logistics.

Destinations

Amazon Air flies scheduled flights to the following destinations:[23]

Hubs/focus cities
Future destinations
Terminated destinations
Country City IATA code ICAO code Airport Notes
France Paris CDG LFPG Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany Cologne CGN EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport
Germany Hanover HAJ EDDV Hannover Airport
Germany Leipzig LEJ EDDP Leipzig/Halle Airport [24]
India Bangalore BLR VOBL Kempegowda International Airport [22]
India Coimbatore CJB VOCB Coimbatore International Airport
India Delhi DEL VIDP Indira Gandhi International Airport [25]
India Hyderabad HYD VOHS Rajiv Gandhi International Airport [26]
India Mumbai BOM VABB Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [27]
Italy Cagliari CAG LIEE Cagliari Elmas Airport [28]
Italy Catania CTA LICC Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [29]
Italy Milan MXP LIMC Milan Malpensa Airport
Italy Rome FCO LIRF Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport [30]
Poland Katowice KTW EPKT Katowice Airport
Spain Barcelona BCN LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Spain Madrid MAD LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
United Kingdom Castle Donington EMA EGNX East Midlands Airport
United Kingdom London SEN EGMC London Southend Airport
United States (Alabama) Mobile BFM KBFM Mobile International Airport [31]
United States (Alaska) Anchorage ANC PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport [32]
United States (Alaska) Fairbanks FAI PAFA Fairbanks International Airport [33]
United States (Arizona) Phoenix PHX KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
United States (California ) Los Angeles LAX KLAX Los Angeles International Airport [34]
United States (California ) Ontario ONT KONT Ontario International Airport [35]
United States (California ) Riverside RIV KRIV March Air Reserve Base [36]
United States (California ) Sacramento SMF KSMF Sacramento International Airport
United States (California ) San Bernardino SBD KSBD San Bernardino International Airport [37]
United States (California ) San Francisco, California SFO KSFO San Francisco International Airport [34]
United States (California ) Stockton SCK KSCK Stockton Metropolitan Airport
United States (Colorado) Denver DEN KDEN Denver International Airport
United States (Connecticut) Hartford BDL KBDL Bradley International Airport
United States (Florida) Miami MIA KMIA Miami International Airport
United States (Florida) Lakeland LAL KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport [38]
United States (Florida) Tampa TPA KTPA Tampa International Airport [35]
United States (Georgia) Atlanta ATL KATL Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport [39]
United States (Hawaii) Honolulu HNL PHNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
United States (Hawaii) Kahului/Maui OGG PHOG Kahului Airport
United States (Hawaii) Kona KOA PHKO Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole [40]
United States (Idaho) Boise BOI KBOI Boise Airport
United States (Illinois) Chicago ORD KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport [34]
United States (Illinois) Chicago/Rockford RFD KRFD Chicago Rockford International Airport
United States (Indiana ) Fort Wayne FWA KFWA Fort Wayne International Airport
United States (Indiana ) South Bend SBN KSBN South Bend International Airport
United States (Iowa) Des Moines DSM KDSM Des Moines International Airport [41]
United States (Kansas ) Wichita ICT KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport [42]
United States (Louisiana) New Orleans MSY KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport [43]
United States (Louisiana) Shreveport SHV KSHV Shreveport Regional Airport
United States (Maryland) Baltimore BWI KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
United States (Minnesota) Minneapolis MSP KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
United States (Missouri) Kansas City MCI KMCI Kansas City International Airport [44][non-primary source needed]
United States (Missouri) St. Louis STL KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport [45]
United States (Nebraska) Omaha OMA KOMA Eppley Airfield [46]
United States (New Hampshire) Manchester MHT KMHT Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
United States (New Mexico) Albuquerque ABQ KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport
United States (New York) New York City JFK KJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport
United States (North Carolina) Charlotte CLT KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport [35]
United States (Ohio) Toledo TOL KTOL Toledo Express Airport
United States (Ohio) Wilmington ILN KILN Airborne Airpark [47]
United States (Ohio/Kentucky) Cincinnati/Covington CVG KCVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport [35]
United States (Oregon) Portland, Oregon PDX KPDX Portland International Airport
United States (Pennsylvania) Allentown ABE KABE Lehigh Valley International Airport [48]
United States (Pennsylvania) Pittsburgh PIT KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport [49]
United States (Puerto Rico) San Juan SJU TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport [50]
United States (Rhode Island) Providence PVD KPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport [51]
United States (Tennessee ) Nashville BNA KBNA Nashville International Airport [52]
United States (Texas) Austin AUS KAUS Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
United States (Texas ) Dallas/Fort Worth DFW KDFW Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
United States (Texas ) Fort Worth AFW KAFW Fort Worth Alliance Airport
United States (Texas ) Houston IAH KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport
United States (Texas ) San Antonio SKF KSKF Kelly Field [35]
United States (Virginia) Richmond RIC KRIC Richmond International Airport
United States (Washington (state) ) Seattle/Tacoma SEA KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport [35]
United States (Washington (state) ) Spokane GEG KGEG Spokane International Airport

Fleet

Amazon Air uses ATR 72, Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 aircraft, all of which are operated by contracted partners.[4] As of August 2022, the Amazon Air fleet consists of the following aircraft.[53][54][55]

Amazon Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Operator Notes
Airbus A330-300P2F — — 10 Hawaiian Airlines Deliveries begin late 2023.[56]
ATR 72-500F 5 — Silver Airways
Boeing 737-800BCF 30 8 — Atlas Air
9 ASL Airlines Ireland
1 QuikJet Airlines
12 Sun Country Airlines
Boeing 767-300F 55 36 6 Air Transport International 6 aircraft awaiting conversion or delivery to operator[57]
17 Atlas Air
2 Cargojet Airways
Total 90 16

Accidents and incidents

  • On February 23, 2019, Atlas Air Flight 3591 (a Boeing 767-300BCF, operating for Amazon Air) crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas.[58] The crash occurred approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport while the aircraft was on approach to the airport. The aircraft was operating a regularly scheduled trip from Miami International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental. All three people on board (two crew members and one passenger) were killed.[59][60][61]

References

  1. ↑ Etherington, Darrell (5 November 2020). "Amazon launches its first Amazon Air regional hub in Europe". https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/05/amazon-launches-its-first-amazon-air-regional-hub-in-europe/. 
  2. ↑ Whitehead, Brian (April 29, 2021). "Amazon begins operations at San Bernardino airport hub". The Sun. https://www.sbsun.com/2021/04/28/amazon-begins-operations-at-san-bernardino-airport-hub/. 
  3. ↑ Whitehead, Brian (January 23, 2023). "Amazon Air takes off in India". About Amazon. https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/operations/amazon-air-takes-off-in-india/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2  
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  6. ↑ Kulisch, Eric (March 25, 2021). "Amazon airline ATSG touts red-hot business for cargo jet leases" (in en-US). https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-airline-atsg-touts-red-hot-business-for-cargo-jet-leases. 
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Engel, Liz (October 5, 2017). "Amazon latest: Company will lease office space at CVG" (in en). WCPO-TV. https://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/amazon-latest-company-will-lease-office-space-at-cvg. "Amazon will lease office space at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport while it shapes plans for its massive air cargo hub there." 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wetterich, Chris; Caproni, Eric (January 31, 2017). "Amazon to create $1.5B air hub at CVG" (in en). American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/01/31/amazon-to-create-1-4b-air-hub-at-cvg.html. "In a massive economic win for Northern Kentucky and Gov. Matt Bevin, Amazon.com.com Inc. will build a $1.49 billion worldwide air services hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, airport officials said Tuesday. The Amazon Prime Air hub at CVG will be the company's largest in the world and add to the 10,000 employees the company already has in Kentucky." 
  11. ↑ Boyle, Alan (December 26, 2017). "Beyond Prime: Amazon Air gets a shorter name for Christmas, at least in the news" (in en). GeekWire. https://www.geekwire.com/2017/beyond-prime-amazon-air-gets-shorter-name-christmas-least-news/. "Even though "Prime" isn't included in Amazon's latest references to its cargo air fleet, it looks as the company is sticking to its custom of using prime numbers as the tail numbers for its planes. So it's a good thing there's an unlimited supply of primes." 
  12. ↑ Perez, Sarah (December 21, 2018). "Amazon Air expands with 10 more cargo aircraft, bringing fleet to 50 planes" (in en). TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/21/amazon-air-expands-with-10-more-cargo-aircraft-bringing-fleet-to-50-planes/. "Days after FedEx CEO Frederick Smith dismissed the Amazon threat to its business during the company's earnings call, Amazon announced an expansion of its two-year-old Amazon Air operation, which will now add to its fleet 10 767-300 dedicated Amazon cargo aircraft. The planes are being leased from existing partner Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG), which Amazon had previously tapped back in 2016 for 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft." 
  13. ↑ Broderick, Sean (February 13, 2019). "Amazon Air Seen As Little Threat To Incumbent Package Carriers" (in en). Aviation Week & Space Technology (Informa). ISSN 0005-2175. https://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/amazon-air-seen-little-threat-incumbent-package-carriers. Retrieved December 1, 2019. 
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  17. ↑ "Amazon Air secures sustainable aviation fuel". Global Cargo News. July 9, 2020. https://www.globalcargonews.com/amazon-air-expands-aircraft-fleet. 
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  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Amazon's Prime Air Launched In India". https://simpleflying.com/amazons-prime-air-launched-in-india/. 
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  48. ↑ Assad, Matt (April 25, 2017). "LVIA expanding to handle more Amazon planes" (in en). The Morning Call (Tribune Publishing). https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-lehigh-valley-airport-amazon-20170425-story.html. "The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority on Tuesday agreed to begin what could be a more than $4 million project to build an additional cargo plane ramp at the airport before Amazon's Christmas rush hits in November." 
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  54. ↑ "Air Transport Services Group Annual Report". December 31, 2021. p. 31. https://www.atsginc.com/sites/atsg-inc/files/Annual-Reports/ATSG2020.pdf. 
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  56. ↑ "Airbus to join Amazon Air fleet with ten A330-300P2F converted freighters". October 21, 2022. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-10-airbus-to-join-amazon-air-fleet-with-ten-a330-300p2f-converted. 
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  58. ↑ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Investigation: Atlas Air #3591 crashed into Trinity Bay (DCA19MA086)" (in en). March 12, 2019. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA19MA086.aspx. "On February 23, 2019, at 1239 central standard time, Atlas Air flight 3591, a Boeing 767-375BCF, N1217A, entered a rapid descent from 6,000 ft and impacted a marshy bay area about 40 miles southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH), Houston, Texas. The two pilots and one nonrevenue jumpseat pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed and highly fragmented. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 domestic cargo flight, which originated from Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida, and was destined for KIAH." 
  59. ↑ Accident description for ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-375ER (BCF) (WL) N1217A Trinity Bay, near Anahuac, TX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on December 1, 2019.
  60. ↑ Kraft, Melanie (February 23, 2019). "BREAKING A Prime Air Boeing 767 has crashed into Trinity Bay near Houston Bush Airport" (in en). AirLive.net. https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-prime-air-boeing-767-has-crashed-into-trinity-bay-near-houston-bush-airport/. "A Boeing 767 has crashed into Trinity Bay shortly before 12:45 p.m. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert on Atlas Air Fight #5Y3591 after losing radar and radio contact with the plane approximately 30 miles southeast of Bush Intercontinental Airport." 
  61. ↑ Hughes, Trevor (February 24, 2019). "Three confirmed dead after Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash in Texas" (in en). USA Today. ISSN 0734-7456. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/24/amazon-prime-air-cargo-plane-crash-one-body-recovered-search-ongoing/2971795002/. "The three people aboard the Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that crashed outside Houston have been confirmed dead, the plane's operator said Sunday. The Boeing 767 operated by Atlas Air was a scheduled cargo flight for Amazon from Miami to Houston on Saturday when it nosedived into a swampy area about 30 miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport." 

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