全部
← Back to Squawk list
Amazon Air paves way for third-party delivery
Amazon's freighter fleet is growing so fast, the company could soon begin carrying goods for non-Amazon sellers. (www.freightwaves.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Half of the stuff I buy winds up being delivered by the US Post Office in the end... We got to fix what that last joker broke. BTW I only order about $100/ year off Amazon as there are far better deals by many retailers.
I do not do anything with Amazon as they leave my $$$ package near my porch and run. It is only $.
Mike I have had them all do that, I understand what your saying but know they have the lockers they can put it in where only you can open them.
FedEx and UPS run their operations with their own planes, pilots, dispatchers and so on. Amazon may own some airplanes, but Atlas Air, Sun Country and others operate them under their own certificates. Seems like that could complicate things.
Actually think it simplifies things from a business perspective. Easier to manage partner than fixed assets and easier to manage during ups (everybody wants to partner with you which allows Amazon to negotiate terms in their favour) and downs in the business cyle (down times allow Amazon to trim their partner list with the partners holding the assets.
Not really "wet leases" like that happen all of the time. Sometime it can help some companies grow in size and shape. The main thing amazon does is like so many of you have said is cater to what their customers are asking for. Wally mart back when Sam was alive was like that but after his passing the kids got into only for the $$$. Besides you would be shocked how much is made in China. Like it or not it is a global world. I don't like how they don't have to have some of the cost American companies have to pay but I guess it all depends who is in office..
Running an airline can be quite complicated. Automation and computer programming only goes so far in the airline industry. A wet lease is usually used for special operations not as a day to day operation that Amazon uses. Each air carrier has their own operating certificate and their own operating manuals, their own operations center and maybe their own union contracts to deal with. They can’t swap aircraft or crews with the other airlines that Amazon uses. When an aircraft goes out of service or weather causes an off schedule operation it’s really hard to get the airline back together again. Trying to do that with three or more separate airlines would be really hard. At some point Amazon is going to get an operating certificate and own and operate their own aircraft. They’re going to have too.
Some of the stuff you said is true but amazon situation is a special relationship with both the companies providing aircraft to them.plus there are other carrier that amazon might use as well if they get in a jam I am sure. Things can be complicated alright I have seen this first hand..