After expanding as the leading e-commerce companies in India, the American e-comm giant Amazon is now set to launch the country’s first air cargo fleet to boost its logistics presence in India.
According to reports, Amazon is looking forward to rolling out its ‘Amazon Prime Air’, a feature which has only been launched in the US and European markets so far.
India is a vast market and a growing one at that for the multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon.
Reports have stated that Amazon can be expected to roll out its air cargo operations’ service in India by the end of January, which is around the corner. For the Amazon Prime Air service, the company is known to be creating its own overnight delivery network in India.
For this, the company’s new airline is said to be operated by the Bengaluru-based cargo airline QuickJet. It is an all-cargo airline and a joint venture between AFL Pvt Ltd and the ASL Aviation Group based in Ireland.
Regarding Amazon’s Prime Air service, the company launched its first air cargo fleet for delivery purposes back in 2016 in the US.
Further, in India, Amazon Prime Air is reportedly to commence operations with two Boeing 737-800s, following to increase the count of freight airplanes to six by the end of the ongoing year 2023.
At present, under Amazon Prime Air, there is a fleet of 91 aircrafts being operated across the world. This fleet includes Boeing 737s, 767s, and ATRs.
The Ireland-based ASL Aviation Group manages the American e-comm giant’s cargo operations in Europe.
Besides investing in the air cargo services, Amazon has made an investment of Rs 400 crore in Amazon Transportation Services, an ET report said, adding that the most recent investment made is on January 6, which follows an infusion of funds worth Rs 375 crore in June 2022 from Amazon’s Singapore and Mauritius entities.
