All Amazon Articles – Page 5
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Amazon Air lands at Miami
Amazon Air has launched a twice daily Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F service through Miami International Airport (MIA).The service, connecting the Florida gateway to other airports across the US, is operated by Atlas Air Worldwide.A facility at MIA sorts the Amazon packages prior to their flight out on the Atlas freighters.Lester ...
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Amazon moves into US last mile pharma with PillPack purchase
Amazon is moving into last mile pharmaceutical deliveries by acquiring PillPack, a US pharmacy service for people who take multiple daily prescriptions.PillPack delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals."PillPack's visionary team has a combination of deep pharmacy experience and a focus on technology," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon ...
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Amazon looks to shake-up US delivery networks with new entrepreneur scheme
Amazon has launched a new offering that helps entrepreneurs build their own companies delivering Amazon packages, a move that some reports suggest will take on the likes of FedEx and UPS.Entrepreneurs can earn as much as $300,000 in annual profit operating a fleet of up to 40 delivery vehicles.Individual owners ...
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Former Amazon supply chain executive Wagers joins XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics has appointed ex-Amazon logistics executive Kenneth Wagers as chief operating officer, with responsibility for the company's operations in 32 countries.Wagers was most recently with Amazon, where he had executive oversight of Amazon's Worldwide Transportation and Logistics business (last mile, middle mile, and air and ocean cargo), as well ...
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Amazon "in talks" with Azul over Brazil e-commerce says Reuters
Reuters reports that Amazon is in talks with Brazilian passenger airline Azul for e-commerce deliveries, quoting two "sources with knowledge of the matter" and calling it the "latest sign of the retailer’s big plans in Latin America’s largest economy".Reuters added: "It also shows that the US e-commerce company is serious ...
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The Amazon effect pushes cargo service levels
The lot of a consignee resembles that of a grand prix driver, only in reverse. The latter spends his working hours in a super-fast car and then drives home in a much slower vehicle.The consignee orders goods online, expecting same-day or two-day delivery with an alert on his smartphone an ...
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ATSG not expecting pilot talks to hold back Amazon business
ATSG is not expecting ongoing pilot contract negotiations to hold back any potential future development of its Amazon business.Speaking shortly after announcing its 2017 full-year results, the aircraft lessor said the lack of progress on a new agreement with pilots at its ABX business would not hold the company back.It ...
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Amazon adds more land to Cincinnati air cargo hub
Online retail giant Amazon has added extra land to the $1.5bn air hub it is building at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG).Dave Clark, Amazon senior vice president of worldwide operations, tweeted that the company had "just added 210 acres of land as part of the future CVG air hub"."Excited for Amazon, ...
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Amazon's Bezos to join Logistics Hall of Fame
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been nominated to join The Logistics Hall of Fame as a “revolutioniser of e-commerce and logistics”.Bezos will be officially inducted into the organisation, which was set up to recognise and promote logistics best practice, during a ceremony at the annual Logistics Hall of Fame Gala ...
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Prime Day sales beat Black Friday and Cyber Monday for Amazon
Sales on Amazon’s third annual ‘Prime Day’ surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, making it the biggest day ever in Amazon history.On July 11, members of the e-commerce giant’s Prime service were given discounts on goods and streaming services over a 30 hour period.Although the company did not release sales ...
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VIDEO: Prime Air fuelled and ready to go for Amazon's US e-commerce bonanza
E-tailer Amazon’s Prime Air cargo planes are “fuelled and ready to support” Prime Day in the US in an air express debut for the leased freighter fleet.Amazon is kicking off its third annual Prime Day six hours early this year – giving members 30 hours to shop, beginning at 9pm ...
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Amazon not looking to replace the likes of UPS and FedEx
E-commerce giant Amazon has provided clarity on its moves into airfreight and other cargo transport modes, saying it is not looking to take on existing logistics operators.Over the Christmas period Air Cargo News reported that Amazon had chartered aircraft in the US and Europe in order to move cargo across ...
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What does Amazon's move into oceanfreight tell us about its plans for air cargo?
Amazon now looks set to move into ocean freight following the development of its airfreight and trucking operations.A listing on the US Federal Maritime Commission website shows that the eCommerce giant has applied to become a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) – this essentially allows it to buy block space ...
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Reports that Amazon is to launch US overnight freighter ops
Reports suggest that e-commerce giant Amazon is to acquire up to 20 B767 freighters from Boeing in order to launch an overnight US domestic delivery service for its packages.Both Cargo Facts and the Seattle Times quote unammed industry sources as saying the parcel delivery firm is looking to set up ...
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Reports suggest Amazon has European air cargo operation
E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly set up an air cargo operation in Europe as it looks to avoid shipment bottlenecks during the peak season, following on from its rumoured set-up in the US.The UK’s Evening Standard newspaper reports that Amazon has been chartering flights between Poland, Germany and the UK ...
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Rickenbacker picks up Amazon fulfillment delivery
Amazon.com has announced plans to build a 1m sq ft fulfillment centre in the Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park which also serves the nearby US airport with big freighter aircraft ambitions.The online retail giant’s decision to locate in the ‘Buckeye State’ of Ohio as part of the Rickenbacker Inland Port cluster ...
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ATSG confirms Amazon freighter network deal
UPDATED: Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced agreements with Amazon Fulfillment Services, an affiliate of Amazon.com, to operate an air cargo network of 20 Boeing freighters to serve Amazon customers in the US.“Since last summer, we have been working closely with Amazon to demonstrate that a dedicated, fully customised ...
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FedEx dismisses headline grabbing "fantastical" reports that Amazon's air network could compete with integrators
FedEx has dismissed headline grabbing reports that Amazon’s new US air cargo network will become a competitor for its own operations.Speaking shortly after announcing its fiscal third-quarter results, FedEx Services president and chief executive Mike Glenn said Amazon was a valuable customer and it would be difficult for an e-commerce ...
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Amazon invests $69m in freighter lessor ATSG
Amazon has already taken the opportunity to invest in US air cargo freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), taking a 9.99% share in the company.The e-commerce firm revealed on Friday that it had exercised its right to invest in ATSG by taking just over 7m shares of common stock ...
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Atlas Air waits for Amazon to deliver better things
Atlas Air revealed first quarter net income sharply down in 2016, at $7.7 million compared with $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.However, earnings per share were in line with expectations and the company looked forward to its recently announced deal with Amazon to operate a further ...