What is the meaning of Amazon Air?

Amazon Air (often branded as Prime Air) is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. In 2017, it changed its name from Amazon Prime Air to Amazon Air to differentiate themselves from their Amazon Prime Air autonomous drone delivery service.



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Since making its maiden flight in 2016, Amazon Air has been on a rapid growth trajectory, having grown to 42 airplanes by May 2020 and announcing plans to have at least 70 airplanes by 2021. In just three years, it has become a major component of Amazon's overnight and two-day delivery business.

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Explore what it's like to be an Amazon Air Associate
  • Load and unload aircraft and trucks.
  • Remove tie-downs and other gear when loading and unloading.
  • Prepare packages for sortation and load onto containers.
  • Weigh, label, or make/break-down gaylords or air-containers.


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You're on your way to joining Amazon Air and being part of the dedicated team that loads cargo from the warehouse onto the aircraft – helping to ensure customers receive their orders on time. Plus, you'll gain experience in a new industry that is transferable for an air cargo career.

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It's the latest addition to Amazon Air, which now has 97 planes at its disposal and flies to 64 different destinations. Amazon Air has a number of similar arrangements with other airlines, though it's looking to purchase its own aircraft in the near future.

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Prime Air prides itself in making deliveries within 60 minutes, sometimes even 30 minutes. That is quicker than most of Instacart or DoorDashing, and I do that a lot, said Carina Borra, who lives near Lockeford. Amazon Prime customers who are in the delivery range can opt-in to have drone deliveries.

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Time of operations Delivery flights may occur during evening hours, but not before nighttime and never after 10 p.m. No nighttime deliveries are anticipated.

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Amazon says its cargo airline has more than cargo jets, all of which are operated by contractors such as Air Transport International, ABX Air, Atlas Air and Sun Country.

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Amazon Air, which debuted in 2016, outsources operations to several airlines. The service allows Amazon to have greater control over the speed and cost of deliveries, which the company has worked to accelerate from two days to one- and same-day in more parts of the U.S.

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) opened its $1.5 billion air hub, where packages are sent on planes to cities across the country, in September 2021. The facility has 4,500 workers and capacity for 33 planes but can eventually be expanded to park up to 100 freighters.

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Located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the centrally located hub is ideally situated to more closely connect us to customers all across the country.

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Candidates must be 18 years or older with ability to read and speak English for safety. Reasons you'll love working here: Career development: Many of our entry-level employees become leaders in operations, HR, and other areas. See where your Amazon journey can take you.

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