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Amazon Says It's Adding 10 A330 Cargo Planes Next Year to Meet Demand

Amazon added 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft to its cargo fleet to help meet customer demand as it continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, blogged Sarah Rhoads, vice president-Amazon Global Air, Friday. The planes, leased through Altavair and to be…

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operated by Hawaiian Airlines, will take flight late next year, after undergoing passenger-to-cargo conversion, she said. Amazon will begin phasing out older aircraft when the A330s enter the fleet as the “newest, largest” aircraft for Amazon Air, capable of delivering more packages on each flight. The company has a global network of 110 aircraft.