By Dave Sebastian

 

Amazon.com Inc. said it has bought 11 Boeing 767-300 aircraft from Delta Air Lines Inc. and WestJet Airlines Ltd., expanding its cargo fleet as it handled surging online orders during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The e-commerce giant on Tuesday said the four aircraft acquired from WestJet in March are being converted from their passenger function into cargo and will enter the Amazon Air fleet in 2021. The seven aircraft acquired from Delta will enter the cargo network in 2022, Amazon said.

Amazon said it will continue to rely on third-party carriers to operate the aircraft.

"Having a mix of both leased and owned aircraft in our growing fleet allows us to better manage our operations," said Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air.

The company didn't disclose the purchase price for the aircraft.

 

Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 05, 2021 09:31 ET (14:31 GMT)

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