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An expanded route network, more sophisticated scheduling through hub airports and greater use of partner airlines to supplement its fleet have significantly enhanced Amazon Air's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ability to conduct overnight deliveries, according to new research from DePaul University. During the...

Amazon Air announced Wednesday it has begun operations at its new, primary package hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport a few weeks ahead of schedule. The U.S. hub will enable the online retailer to further speed up line haul transportation and help meet one-day delivery...

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is revving up the logistics unit that's central to its core business. What Happened: Amazon announced Tuesday the purchase of 11 Boeing 767-300 aircrafts, including seven from Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and four from Canadian...

Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) will operate six more medium-size freighters for Amazon Air, operationalizing a lease agreement struck in late May, the company announced Wednesday. ATSG subsidiary Air Transport International will fly the six Boeing 767 converted freighters under a...

Amazon Air launched cargo operations in Maui and on Hawaii Island last week to help facilitate speedier deliveries for Prime customers. The retail giant's two newest regional gateways are at Kahului Airport and Kona International Airport, the company said in a news release shared with FreightWaves...

Amazon Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has become synonymous with disruption. It disrupted the retail space and helped usher in e-commerce, and it's done the same in the freight space, turning traditional freight delivery schedules upside down. Amazon brought two-day, one-day, and even same-day shipping to the...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)  is taking over Pinnacle Logistics air cargo operations in Baltimore, Maryland, and Rockford, Illinois, where it likely will offer jobs to employees Pinnacle plans to lay off, according to media reports. The Rockford layoffs of 1,416 workers would take effect on or...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s ambitions to oversee its own fleet of aircraft is just two years old, but much progress has been made — with more to come at the expense of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), according to Morgan Stanley. The Analyst...