Amazon Air
AirlineAmazon Air (Prime Air)
Founded2015 (age 11)
Hubs
Focus cities
ParentAmazon
Key peopleRaoul Sreenivasan
Websiteamazon.com/airplanes

Amazon Air (often branded as Prime Air) is a virtual cargo airline primarily focused on transporting Amazon packages. The airline also offers cargo capacity to third-party customers, including through ad hoc, charter, and blocked space services. 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 at that time, it had planned 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

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] Operations began on April 30, 2017. Amazon received $40 million in tax incentives and plans to begin construction on a 920 acres (370 ha) facility with a 3 e6sqft sorting facility and parking space for over 100 cargo aircraft.[10] At the time, the project was 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 the airline 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 planned to move into office space at the former Comair headquarters by March 2018, but this did not come to fruition.[9]

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

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

For 2019 and 2020, Amazon committed to leasing 10 additional 767-300 aircraft from ATSG,[14] which would bring active aircraft to a total of 50. Phase one of the CVG sort facility, encompassing 440 acres (180 ha) was completed in 2020. Phase two, to develop the remaining 479 acres (194 ha), was planned for the 2025–2027 period.[15] Amazon stated that it 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 would be the first owned airplanes rather than leased. 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 purchased 11 Boeing 767-300 aircraft 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 USD$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 September 2022, a study conducted by the Chaddick Institute found that Amazon Air had a system expansion of 5.8% without having added any additional warehouses.[21] The study also showed that in the same year, the carry capacity had increased, making it 14% and 23% as large as FedEx Express and UPS Airlines, respectively.[21]

In October 2022, Amazon announced the lease of ten Airbus A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair to be operated by Hawaiian Airlines. These aircraft were planned to be converted to freighters by Elbe Flugzeugwerke, and the first of these aircraft was slated to join the fleet in late 2023.[22]

In January 2023, Amazon launched Amazon Prime Air in India in partnership with QuikJet. The service planned to use two, branded Boeing 737-800 freighters to deliver goods in four metro cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. The company stated it had planned to increase the number of dedicated freighters in India to six by the end of 2023, and that it would also continue to utilize the cargo space of other passenger airlines.[23]

In October 2024, Amazon Air has announced that it is offering cargo capacity on its aircraft to third-party customers, including through ad hoc and charter services. Amazon Air Cargo operations are now available across domestic networks in North America, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia.

The company stated that the service is built on Amazon’s logistics network and is intended to support the handling, transport, and delivery of goods. Amazon added that it can provide cargo capacity across a fleet of more than 100 aircraft, supporting over 250 daily flights, including those operated by partner airlines. In addition to scheduled capacity, the company also offers ad hoc, charter, and blocked space services.

Function

Amazon Air’s primary function 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 last mile 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 (Belfast International, UK is not on the table):[24][needs update]

Hubs/focus cities *
Terminated destinations #
CountryCityIATA codeICAO codeAirportNotes
Canada (Alberta)CalgaryYYCCYYCCalgary International Airport
Canada (Alberta)EdmontonYEGCYEGEdmonton International Airport
Canada (British Columbia)VancouverYVRCYVRVancouver International Airport
Canada (Ontario)HamiltonYHMCYHMJohn C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
FranceParisCDGLFPGCharles de Gaulle Airport
GermanyCologneCGNEDDKCologne Bonn Airport
GermanyHanoverHAJEDDVHannover Airport
GermanyLeipzigLEJEDDPLeipzig/Halle Airport *[25]
IndiaBangaloreBLRVOBLKempegowda International Airport[26]
IndiaCoimbatoreCJBVOCBCoimbatore International Airport[26]
IndiaDelhiDELVIDPIndira Gandhi International Airport[26]
IndiaHyderabadHYDVOHSRajiv Gandhi International Airport *[26]
IndiaMumbaiBOMVABBChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[26]
ItalyCagliariCAGLIEECagliari Elmas Airport[27]
ItalyCataniaCTALICCCatania–Fontanarossa Airport[28]
ItalyMilanMXPLIMCMilan Malpensa Airport
ItalyRomeFCOLIRFLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport[29]
PolandKatowiceKTWEPKTKatowice Airport
SpainBarcelonaBCNLEBLJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
SpainMadridMADLEMDAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
TurkeyIstanbulISTLTFMIstanbul Airport
United KingdomCastle DoningtonEMAEGNXEast Midlands Airport
United KingdomLondonSENEGMCLondon Southend Airport
United States (Alabama)MobileBFMKBFMMobile International Airport[30]
United States (Alaska)AnchorageANCPANCTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport[31]
United States (Alaska)FairbanksFAIPAFAFairbanks International Airport[32]
United States (Arizona)PhoenixPHXKPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
United States (California)OntarioONTKONTOntario International Airport[33]
United States (California)RiversideRIVKRIVMarch Air Reserve Base[34]
United States (California)SacramentoSMFKSMFSacramento International Airport
United States (California)San BernardinoSBDKSBDSan Bernardino International Airport *[35]
United States (California)San FranciscoSFOKSFOSan Francisco International Airport[36]
United States (California)StocktonSCKKSCKStockton Metropolitan Airport
United States (Colorado)DenverDENKDENDenver International Airport
United States (Connecticut)HartfordBDLKBDLBradley International Airport
United States (Florida)MiamiMIAKMIAMiami International Airport
United States (Florida)LakelandLALKLALLakeland Linder International Airport[37]
United States (Florida)TampaTPAKTPATampa International Airport[33]
United States (Georgia)AtlantaATLKATLHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport[38]
United States (Hawaii)HonoluluHNLPHNLDaniel K. Inouye International Airport[39]
United States (Hawaii)Kahului/MauiOGGPHOGKahului Airport
United States (Hawaii)KonaKOAPHKOEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole[40]
United States (Illinois)ChicagoORDKORDChicago O'Hare International Airport[36]
United States (Illinois)Chicago/RockfordRFDKRFDChicago Rockford International Airport
United States (Indiana)Fort WayneFWAKFWAFort Wayne International Airport
United States (Indiana)South BendSBNKSBNSouth Bend International Airport
United States (Iowa)Des MoinesDSMKDSMDes Moines International Airport[41]
United States (Kansas)WichitaICTKICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport[42]
United States (Louisiana)New OrleansMSYKMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport[43]
United States (Maryland)BaltimoreBWIKBWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
United States (Minnesota)MinneapolisMSPKMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
United States (Missouri)Kansas CityMCIKMCIKansas City International Airport[44][non-primary source needed]
United States (Missouri)St. LouisSTLKSTLSt. Louis Lambert International Airport[45]
United States (Nebraska)OmahaOMAKOMAEppley Airfield[46]
United States (New Hampshire)ManchesterMHTKMHTManchester-Boston Regional Airport
United States (New Mexico)AlbuquerqueABQKABQAlbuquerque International Sunport
United States (New York)New YorkJFKKJFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
United States (North Carolina)CharlotteCLTKCLTCharlotte Douglas International Airport[33]
United States (Ohio)ToledoTOLKTOLToledo Express Airport
United States (Ohio)WilmingtonILNKILNAirborne Airpark[47]
United States (Ohio/Kentucky)Cincinnati/CovingtonCVGKCVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport *[33]
United States (Oregon)PortlandPDXKPDXPortland International Airport
United States (Pennsylvania)AllentownABEKABELehigh Valley International Airport[48]
United States (Pennsylvania)PittsburghPITKPITPittsburgh International Airport[49]
United States (Puerto Rico)San JuanSJUTJSJLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport[50]
United States (Rhode Island)ProvidencePVDKPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport #[51]
United States (Tennessee)NashvilleBNAKBNANashville International Airport[52]
United States (Texas)AustinAUSKAUSAustin-Bergstrom International Airport
United States (Texas)Dallas/Fort WorthDFWKDFWDallas/Fort Worth International Airport
United States (Texas)Fort WorthAFWKAFWPerot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport *
United States (Texas)HoustonIAHKIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport
United States (Texas)San AntonioSKFKSKFKelly Field[33]
United States (Virginia)RichmondRICKRICRichmond International Airport
United States (Washington)Seattle/TacomaSEAKSEASeattle–Tacoma International Airport[33]
United States (Washington)SpokaneGEGKGEGSpokane International Airport

Fleet

Amazon Air transports on Airbus A330, Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 aircraft, all of which are operated by contracted partners.[4][failed verification] As of January 2025, the Amazon Air fleet consists of the following aircraft.[53][54]

Current Amazon Air fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersOperatorNotes
Airbus A330-300P2F10Hawaiian Airlines
Boeing 737-800BCF318Atlas Air
9ASL Airlines Ireland
2QuikJet Airlines
12Sun Country Airlines
Boeing 767-300F6041Air Transport InternationalOne crashed as Flight 3591.
17Atlas Air
2Cargojet Airways
Total101
Retired Amazon Air fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredOperatorNotes
ATR 72-500F520212023Silver AirwaysRetired on July 8, 2023, after Amazon ended all connections with the operator.[55]

Accidents and incidents

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