Amazon signs 20-aircraft
lease deal with ATSG
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09 MARCH, 2016 - BY: JON
HEMMERDINGER - WASHINGTON DC
Cargo carrier Air Transport Services Group
(ATSG) has reached an agreement to operate 20 Boeing
767 freighters for online retailer Amazon.com, a move that expands
Amazon’s reach into the package delivery business.
The deal, announced 9 March by
Wilmington, Ohio-based ATSG, also givesAmazon.com the option to purchase up to
19.9% of ATSG’s shares over a five year period, ATSG says.
The aircraft will be leased to
Amazon.com’s Fulfillment Services division and operated by ATSG subsidiaries ABX Air and Air Transport International
(ATI), ATSG says.
ABX operates 19 767-200Fs and
eight 767-300ERFs, while ATI’s fleet includes two 767-200Fs, according to
Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database.
The deal calls for the aircraft
to be leased for between five to seven years and to be operated by ATSG for
five years, ATSG says.
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