The aircraft will be leased from Altavair and operated by Hawaiian Airlines, with Amazon taking advantage of the A330’s capacity and economics to fulfil its one-day delivery promise to Amazon Prime customers.
The first A330-300P2F is expected to join the Amazon Air fleet in late 2023.
Philippe Karam, Director, Amazon Global Air Fleet and Sourcing, says, “These A330-300s will not only be the first of their kind in our fleet, they’ll also be the newest, largest aircraft for Amazon Air, allowing us to deliver more customer packages with each flight.”
Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus and Head of Airbus International, adds, “Amazon has built a reputation around delivering their goods to our doorsteps with extraordinary speed and consistency, and we’re very proud that our aircraft are trusted to become a key link in that remarkable logistics chain.”
Airbus says that the A330-300P2F’s longer fuselage is suited for integrators and express carriers due to its high volumetric payload capability with lower-density cargo.