Sun Country to begin Amazon ops this month

Minneapolis-based low-cost carrier Sun Country Air is set to begin flying 737 freighters for Amazon beginning April 23, according to the carrier’s April 14 filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The airline is seeking an emergency exemption from the DOT allowing it to cease some of its passenger operations mandated for carriers seeking relief under the CARES Act, but expects to begin April service for Amazon as originally announced in December. An exact date for the operational launch was unknown at the time. The first 737-800 aircraft destined for the carrier’s Amazon operations was converted to freighter configuration and departed Shanghai (PVG) for Everett (PAE) on March 22, as reported by our sister publication, Cargo Facts . According to flight tracking software, the aircraft has not yet been redelivered. In its DOT filing, Sun Country stated: “In addition to its passenger service, Sun Country will start flying all-cargo service for Amazon commencing on April 23, 2020, thereby facilitating the delivery of goods and packages during this extraordinary period of stay-at-home orders and social distancing.” Sun Country will be the third airline operating for Amazon on a CMI basis in the United States, following Amazon’s earlier deals with Air Transport Services Group and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. The Sun Country news came as a bit of a surprise to the industry since its existing cargo operations are minimal — unlike Atlas and ATSG — and the carrier does not operate any freighter aircraft. Cargo Facts Consulting Managing Director Frederic Horst estimated that less than 1% of Sun Country’s revenue came from cargo in 2018. Sun Country’s current fleet is made up entirely of its thirty 737 NG passenger aircraft, most of which are parked due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its Amazon deal includes an initial agreement to operate ten 737-800BCFS on a CMI basis for Amazon, with aircraft leased from GECAS.

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