March 9, 2016 at 6:12 pm
Amazon leases 20 planes, starts air freight service
ATSG will lease 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft to Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., an affiliate of Amazon. The lease is for between five and seven years.
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“These planes provide critical capacity expansion to support the growth of Prime in the U.S.. Planes provide an additional dedicated transportation method connecting Earth’s largest selection to customers from coast to coast. At our scale, supporting growth requires adding some of our own logistics capabilities,” said spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman.
Source:
USA Today.com