Amazon runs a rapidly growing airline, but Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com has gone a step further exerting control over its supply chain: hiring pilots to fly cargo jets and haul freight for third-party customers.
Welcome to JD Airlines, the latest evolution in online retailers building their own transportation and fulfillment networks to meet customer expectations for rapid, reliable delivery of their orders.
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