Amazon Air
Cargo airline
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| November 19 2024 | A Cargojet Boeing 767-300F operating for Amazon Air overran the north runway at Vancouver International Airport and slid into the grass during a landing around 1:45 am. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but no injuries were reported. |
| 2023 | Amazon Air began deliveries of Airbus A330-300P2F aircraft from Hawaiian Airlines, expanding its fleet capabilities. |
| July 8 2023 | Amazon Air retired its fleet of 5 ATR 72-500F aircraft operated by Silver Airways, ending all connections with the operator. |
| January 2023 | Amazon launched Amazon Prime Air in India in partnership with QuikJet, using two Boeing 737-800 freighters to deliver goods in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, with plans to increase to six dedicated freighters by the end of 2023. |
| October 2022 | Amazon announced the lease of ten Airbus A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, to be operated by Hawaiian Airlines and converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke, with the first aircraft expected to join the fleet in late 2023. |
| March 2021 | Amazon exercised warrants to acquire a minority stake in Air Transport Services Group for USD$131 million, involving 13.5 million shares. |
| January 2021 | Amazon Air transitioned from exclusively wet-leasing aircraft to planning direct aircraft ownership, though still relying on external operators for crew, maintenance, and insurance (CMI) leases. |
| January 2021 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon purchased 11 Boeing 767-300 aircraft from Delta Air Lines and WestJet. |
| September 2020 | Amazon committed to buy four aircraft under their own operations, the first owned airplanes, previously owned by WestJet and originally purchased from Qantas. |
| July 2020 | Amazon Air secured up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation and World Energy. |
| March 2020 | Amazon Air reserved the ICAO airline designator 'MZN' and 'AMAZON' call sign (later cancelled in March 2021). |
| October 2 2019 | Amazon created a new regional air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which does not handle third-party packages. |
| February 23 2019 | Atlas Air Flight 3591, operating for Amazon Air, crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas while approaching George Bush Intercontinental Airport. All three people on board (two crew members and one passenger) were killed, marking the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 767F. |
| December 2018 | Amazon leased 10 additional Boeing 767-300 planes from ATSG. |
| December 2017 | Rebranded from Amazon Prime Air to Amazon Air to avoid confusion with the drone delivery service, while maintaining the 'Prime Air' callsign. |
| April 30 2017 | Amazon Air began operations at its principal hub in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. |
| January 31 2017 | Amazon announced Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) as its principal hub, with a $1.5 billion project including tax incentives and plans for a sorting facility. |
| March 2016 | Amazon acquired options to buy up to 19.9 percent of Air Transport Services Group's (ATSG) stock and began scheduled operations with 20 Boeing 767 aircraft. |
| December 2015 | Amazon announced plans to begin its own cargo airline, starting trial cargo runs out of Wilmington Air Park under the code name Project Aerosmith. |
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