Amazon Air now boasts a fleet of 81 aircraft. Courtesy: Amazon
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com.
Amazon Air, the private cargo airline of giant digital retailer and logistics provider Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), dramatically increased flight activity to help fulfill a huge increase in online orders on Cyber Monday, according to researchers at DePaul University.
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Eric is the Air Cargo Market Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. Eric is based in Portland, Oregon. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
