Amazon diversifies its fleet policy
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) will operate six more B767 freighters on behalf of Amazon Air under an existing CMI agreement with its subsidiary Airborne Global Solutions.
This commitment applies to the first six of the 12 B767F that Amazon agreed in May to lease from ATSG’s cargo aircraft management (CAM) subsidiary by the end of 2021.
The first of the six CAM-leased aircraft began operation in 2020, the remaining five following in 2021. Including these six new aircraft, ATSG projects that its airlines will operate 38 B767 for Amazon Air by next April.
Meanwhile, the e-commerce giant has revealed new plans for becoming an airline giant: Amazon.com Services recently registered its first aircraft, a B767-300F, with the Federal Aviation Authority, and reserved four other registration numbers. (ah)