Amazon wants to keep an ever-increasing proportion of the supply chain
. The e-commerce giant is therefore said to have taken over a former
. The airport is capable of handling around one million parcels a day
. The runways are reportedly capable of handling at least a Boeing 747.
Rumours
Whether Amazon is actually going to get involved in air freight
has not yet been officially confirmed. Since September, an
as yet unidentified company has been based at the airport. That unidentified company chartered a total of
four Boeing 767s. According to the website Motherboard, there are indications that Amazon
is that unknown party. Carriers such as FedEx, UPS and DHL all deny that they have started using the airport. Only Amazon would neither deny nor confirm the report to Motherboard.
Not outsourcing to third parties
During the peak season in December 2013, Amazon experienced
problems delivering parcels, due to last-minute orders and
adverse weather conditions. As a result, many consumers did not receive their orders
in time for the festive season. According to Amazon, the fault did not lie with the
company itself, but with external suppliers and delivery partners such as UPS.
Since then, it appears that Amazon has been keen to outsource as little as possible to third parties.
It has already deployed its own lorries in some cities and expanded its pool of
drivers during peak periods.
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