ACU Dec-18 Final LR

GLOBAL NEWS
Amazon adds 10 more freighters
to cargo fleet
SEATTLE: Amazon is leasing 10
more B767-300 freighter aircraft
from Air Transport Services Group,
Inc. (ATSG) bringing to 50 the current
fleet of the e-commerce global giant.
Amazon Air, a subsidiary of
Amazon, which runs the fleet said
the 10 new planes will be operated
on Amazon's behalf by an ATSG
airline and will join the air cargo
operation over the next two years.
Amazon Air's operation was
launched in 2016 to suppor t
package delivery to the rapidly
growing number of customers who
love fast delivery, great prices and
vast selection.
With advanced algorithms and
software used for capacity and route
planning, the Amazon Air operation
c a n t r a n s p o r t h u n d r e d s o f
thousands of packages per day. With
a dedicated air network the
company currently has 40 aircraft
flying in and out of gateway
operations at over 20 airports,
making two-day shipping possible
almost anywhere in the U.S.
“Our customers love massive
selection and fast delivery, and the
Amazon Air capacity we are building
enables Prime delivery speeds for
customers from Seattle, Washington
to Miami, Florida,” said Dave Clark,
Senior Vice President of Worldwide
O p e r a t i o n s a t A m a z o n . “ B y
expanding the Amazon Air network
through our partnership with ATSG
we're able to ensure we have the
capacity to quickly and efficiently
deliver packages to customers for
years to come.”
“We're pleased to expand
and extend our partnership
in support of Amazon's
exceptional ability to
provide reliable and fast
delivery to its customers,”
said Joe Hete, President
and CEO of ATSG. “As the
world's leading source of
customer-dedicated 767
cargo aircraft, we have the
access to aircraft and are
uniquely qualified to
support Amazon for many
years to come.”
Amazon will open a new Regional
Air Hub next year at Fort Worth
Alliance Airport, and the Air Hub at
the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
International Airport will open in
2021. Recently, Amazon also
announced a gateway operation to
launch in Wilmington, Ohio, in 2019
as well as an expanded operation in
Rockford, Illinois.
Frankfurt-Hahn
Airport cargo volumes
up 58.4%
FRANKFURT: Freight
volumes at Frankfurt-Hahn
Airport increased by 58.4
percent from January to
October 2018 and the
positive trend is likely to
continue with China
Aerospace International
Holdings Limited (CASIL)
agreeing to distribute Asian
goods within Europe via
Frankfurt.
CASIL, along with a number
of global logistics service
providers, signed air freight
contracts worth more than
2.6 billion yuan (about EUR
334 million) for intensive
cooperation and support of
the Chinese "One Belt One
Road" initiative, Frankfurt-
Hahn Airport disclosed.
The airport has been
connecting Europe with
China through new freight
routes as part of its
agreement with CASIL. The
first flight from Shanghai was
operated with a Boeing 747-
400 by Suparna Airlines.
The flights will be operated
with various cargo airlines to
different destinations in
China, including Zhengzhou
(CGO) and Hong Kong (HKG).
“The new cargo flights to
China are an important step
in further expanding the
cargo business at Frankfurt-
Hahn Airport. With its 24-
hour operating permit,
flexible slots and fast
handling, Frankfurt-Hahn
Airport is ideally positioned
for the freight business and a
backbone of the German
export industry,” says
Christoph Goetzmann, Chief
Operating Officer (COO) of
Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn
GmbH.