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UPS and FedEx are built around delivering overnight to anywhere. That's not Amazon's game, but the company is building an empire in the sky.
What Amazon needs to do in the air is driven by the ultimate reach and purpose of the courier on the ground. Amazon has two options for the path ahead. Either way, it needs more aircraft. Competing with FedEx and UPS means diversifying into smaller aircraft, while perfecting its own rapid retail delivery means bigger freighters.
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Decisions made by Airbus in the late 1980s are guiding the future second act for the A330 as a converted package-hauler.
A large turboprop freighter opens a new front in its strategy as Amazon expands its reach to smaller communities.
The Airbus A330 can be a good freighter, but the aircraft’s peculiarities offer a challenge to owners and operators.
