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02-28-2017, 04:46 AM

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Whiplash6

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Originally Posted by Whale Driver

We were never contracted to operate 20 by the end of 2017. The number was 20 by the end of 2018.

From Cargo Facts May 2016........The first of these freighters will enter Amazon service in the second half of this year, with all twenty to be in service by the end of 2018.

Atlas scores deal with Amazon for 20 freighters, 20% stake | Cargo Facts

True except one is already in service, and another as a spare. They begin entering into service around June through the end of 2018 at 1.2 airframes per month.

It appears they have already hired fat into the 767 to cushion attrition.

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