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Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 8:55 am
by Ibbie

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:39 pm
by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Vertical integration is nothing new.

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:48 am
by Rwy in Sight
And if not done correctly can and does lead to trouble.

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:32 am
by 500N
Rwy in Sight wrote:And if not done correctly can and does lead to trouble.


And that is without other competitors trying to fck you up !


UPS, Fedex, et al,long term relationships with airports - landing slots !

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:51 am
by Rwy in Sight
Let alone that you need to make sure the subsidiary daughter company whatever you call it needs be based on solid commercial grounds (and eventually make it a strong competitor earning more contracts) rather just to serve the main group.

Regarding airports you can still work some deals using their commercial policies (and the fact that the established carriers can't stop flying there) but yes there can been trouble

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:53 am
by Capetonian
Some things are better outsourced.

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:16 am
by 500N
Capetonian wrote:Some things are better outsourced.



When it comes to airlines, I tend to agree.

Although I can understand from the articles that Amazon is really peed off at the lack of service / bottle necks.

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:36 pm
by Rwy in Sight
However I see they want to become a shipping company for others. But they they will face bottle necks during holidays as well.

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:39 pm
by Boac
Any more news?

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:50 pm
by 11Fan
Boac,

There's a thread running over here on it.

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo ... ticle.html

Re: Amazon considering own cargo airline.

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:49 pm
by MoreAviation
Well Amazon certainly have the need for a good logistics outfit and that, of course, includes aircraft but why would Amazon expect to be any more efficient than the big players like FedEx, DHL and the like...?

Still it is a cut throat market with wafer thin profit margins and the entry of a player like Amazon might just push those margins down in to negative territory which is exactly what outfits like Amazon do to undermine their competitors before they achieve market share and dominance and then up pop those prices and with their global warehousing and IT technology reach Amazon may just have the nous to crack this market.