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Amazon is rapidly expanding its air fleet to handle more of its own shipping
Amazon is becoming a player in the logistics and shipping industry. That's what analysts think about the recent expansion of Amazon Air to include 50 planes and several new regional hubs, including a $1.5 billion hub opening in northern Kentucky in 2021. (www.cnbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
any form of competition ultimately benefits the consumers
since the time this article and the discussion on it was posted,a boeing767 used as part of the amazon delivery fleet crashed into the bay off galveston, texas about 30 minutes from arrival at bush international..I believe it was from a group called atlas,but it was being used as prime air for amazon..the recovery process is slow because the area is very close to the beach and is mainly swamp grass and mud..there were 3 crew members onboard, and all three perished..news outlets have not yet reported on a cause as the ntsb and faa are still investigating...sympathy to the famililes of this crew..
One news outlet stated they were trying to avoid "weather". We will need to wait to see what the definition of weather is.
If you look at the trace of the flight, they were at least twenty miles from the line. I’m baffled
I buy as much as possible on-line, as I hate the city traffic. I've tried WalMart on-line with store pick-up and it was just OK. Target on-line was good. Still can't beat Amazon. I place 10-15 orders per month with Amazon. The Prime membership fee is well worth the benefits. I'm lucky because Safeway deliver's groceries in my area. And DoorDash delivers prepared food (even from Taco Bell). I'm seriously considering getting rid of my car and just using Uber to go places I have to drive. Running the numbers right now. Amazon, FedEx, UPS, USPS are all my friends.
Completely off topic a bit, but a good friend of mine did that, and we're not in a city with great public transportation. They're using eMeals + Instacart for groceries. They use Uber or Lyft on occasion and somehow find discounts on them. On days when they really need to run errands, they rent a car from Enterprise for the day. Overall he figures they're saving money. But for me without reliable public transit it doesn't save enough to justify it.
Um...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/24/amazon-prime-air-cargo-plane-crash-one-body-recovered-search-ongoing/2971795002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/24/amazon-prime-air-cargo-plane-crash-one-body-recovered-search-ongoing/2971795002/