News: Amazon Air closes Texas facility (SKF)
02-19-2024 | 09:32 PM
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News: Amazon Air closes Texas facility (SKF)
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/am...ing-65-workers
Amazon Air is closing its air cargo operation in San Antonio, which will result in 65 contract workers employed with Worldwide Flight Services Inc. to be laid off.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant did not provide a reason for the facility’s closure. Amazon Air is Amazon’s in-house cargo airline.“We’re always evaluating our operations to better serve our customers and have made the decision to stop operations at Kelly Field,” Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said in an email to FreightWaves. “Worldwide Flight Services is a valued partner and we’ll continue working with them at other locations. This decision will not impact customer deliveries in the San Antonio area.”
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant did not provide a reason for the facility’s closure. Amazon Air is Amazon’s in-house cargo airline.“We’re always evaluating our operations to better serve our customers and have made the decision to stop operations at Kelly Field,” Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said in an email to FreightWaves. “Worldwide Flight Services is a valued partner and we’ll continue working with them at other locations. This decision will not impact customer deliveries in the San Antonio area.”
02-20-2024 | 07:59 AM
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Meh, it was like, one 737 flight per day. Austin is 90 minutes away by truck and has 5 or 6 flights a day.
Makes business sense to me. Especially if the rumors of the restrictions on operating times and flexibility are true.
Makes business sense to me. Especially if the rumors of the restrictions on operating times and flexibility are true.
02-20-2024 | 02:51 PM
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It seems Amazon built redundant air operations all over the place. Take ONT/RIV/SBD or TPA/LAL/MIA for examples. I assumed it was to do a ”bake off” of various airports, municipalities or even style of operations to see what works best. SKF definitely had issues with the Air Force allowing operations at odd hours so it looks like AUS won the prize.
02-20-2024 | 09:43 PM
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It seems Amazon built redundant air operations all over the place. Take ONT/RIV/SBD or TPA/LAL/MIA for examples. I assumed it was to do a ”bake off” of various airports, municipalities or even style of operations to see what works best. SKF definitely had issues with the Air Force allowing operations at odd hours so it looks like AUS won the prize.
02-21-2024 | 09:30 PM
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It's pretty shrewd, when you think about it. There's the obvious benefit of closing a facility that's not making money. There's also some longer term benefits. If any city tries to see what they can get from Amazon, they can shift their business elsewhere at a moment's notice. Moreover they've demonstrated that they will do just that, so fewer cities will be willing to call Amazon's bluff.
From our perspective this doesn't seem like a big deal. The commerce is going to move from different locations, but it's still going to move. Amazon treats cities like they're subcontractors. That's the way of things.
From our perspective this doesn't seem like a big deal. The commerce is going to move from different locations, but it's still going to move. Amazon treats cities like they're subcontractors. That's the way of things.
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