10th July 2023, 07:49 AM
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Amazon moves away from Turboprops
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07.07.2023 - 11:58 UTC
Amazon.com has terminated, effective July 3, a CMI agreement with Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale International) involving the chartering in of five ATR72-500(F)s as the online retailer pivots away from turboprop operations, Cargo Facts has reported.
All five aircraft have been parked at Fort Worth Alliance since early July 3.
The Florida-based regional specialist entered the cargo market in late 2021, when it began operating the ATR - Avions de Transport Régional freighters it had sub-leased from Amazon. The e-commerce giant leases three of the aircraft from Aergo Capital and two from ACIA Aero, the ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows. The five aircraft were the only turboprops operated under the Amazon PrimeAir brand and the only freighters in Silver Airways' fleet.
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Thought some of the VA birds might have had a similar fate in terms of becoming freighters for Amazon but it looks like that experiment has ended!
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