I think Amazon will copy DHL’s business model of buying large (controlling) shares of other airlines without having to start their own airline. This ‘whipsaw’ airline model has proven very successful for DHL. Time will tell.
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DHL majority or wholly-owned subsidiaries include:
DHL Aviation affiliate airlines in which the company holds minority shareholdings (50% or less) include:
- Tasman Cargo Airlines (49%, since 1994)
- Air Hong Kong (JV with majority shareholder; Cathay Pacific, since 2002)
- Polar Air Cargo (49%, since 2006)
- AeroLogic (50% JV, since 2009)
DHL Aviation contract airlines include:
- ABX Air
- Aeronaves TSM
- Air Contractors
- Aviastar-TU
- Bluebird Cargo
- Cargoair
- Solenta Aviation
- Southern Air Inc.
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