Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Amazon has already contracted with ATSG (ABX/ATI) for 20 767s and Atlas for 20 additional 767s. Having already committed contracts to the ACMI/contractor route, there wouldn't be any need for Bezos to hire direct entry captains from Delta/United/American/etc. to start up a global cargo airline.
Thats true if they don't want to grow rapidly to replace their reliance on FedEx and/or UPS. Any rapid growth at a new air carrier will require DEC's at some point. Again *if*. I have no inside scoop, just heard rumors, & for all I know they'll realize that its cheaper to just let UPS and FedEx perform their core competency at a large scale and just stick to stocking merchandise and stuffing it in boxes.