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Amazon launches air freight service in India.

Amazon launches air freight service in India.

To expand and speed up delivery in one of its core regions, Amazondotcom Inc. established its own air freight fleet, Amazon Air, on Monday. After the United States and Europe, India is the third area where the corporation has introduced Amazon Air. The Seattle-based company, which launched the service in the US in 2016, runs a network of over 110 aircraft that go to over 70 locations around the world.

According to a statement from the firm, Amazon has partnered with Bengaluru-based Quikjet Cargo Airline Private Ltd, which would fly supplies in a single Boeing 737-800 aircraft. According to a press release from Amazon, Quikjet would deliver packages from its customers to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai.

The debut of Amazon Air, according to the books-to-boots online retailer, would help more than 1.1 million vendors in India and is in direct competition with Flipkart, which is owned by Walmart Inc. Amazon, which employs its own ground delivery services, also collaborates with Blue Dart Express Ltd., one of India’s largest air cargo http://carriers.Amazon.com Inc. established its own air cargo fleet in India on Monday in an effort to extend and speed up deliveries throughout one of its main markets.

After the United States and Europe, India is the third area where the corporation has introduced Amazon Air. The Seattle-based company, which launched the service in the US in 2016, runs a network of over 110 aircraft that go to over 70 locations around the world.

According to a statement from the firm, Amazon has partnered with Bengaluru-based Quikjet Cargo Airline Private Ltd, which would fly supplies in a single Boeing 737-800 aircraft. According to a press release from Amazon, Quikjet would deliver packages from its customers to Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai.

The debut of Amazon Air, according to the books-to-boots online retailer, would help more than 1.1 million vendors in India and is in direct competition with Flipkart, which is owned by Walmart Inc. Amazon, which employs its own ground delivery services for shipment, also collaborates with Blue Dart Express Ltd., one of India’s largest air freight carriers, which is owned by Deutsche Post DHL Group.