Sun Country Airlines said it expects to double cargo revenue within 12 months after integrating eight additional 737-800 converted freighter aircraft provided by Amazon into its dedicated fleet by August, CEO Jude Bricker said.
2024 was a banner year for the carrier’s cargo business, and management envisions an even better future as a new contract to operate package freighters for Amazon kicks in.
“I expect cargo revenue will roughly double by this time next year,” Bricker said during a...
Sun Country Airlines is in discussions with Amazon about expanding their air cargo partnership to include special charter flights for dedicated customers, CEO Jude Bricker said on a media call Thursday to discuss the carrier’s financial results.
Sun Country (NASDAQ: SNCY), a hybrid low-cost carrier, operates 12 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters on a daily basis within Amazon’s scheduled domestic air network to support next-day and two-day package delivery.
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Cargo revenue at Sun Country Airlines inched up in the second quarter despite reduced flight activity on behalf of Amazon, but is expected to jump one year from now when the retail giant supplies additional Boeing 737-800 freighters to the carrier.
The two companies in late June agreed on an expanded transportation services agreement under which Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will deliver eight Boeing 737-800 converted cargo jets it controls through a long-term lease to support package deliveries in its...
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Sun Country Airlines’ cargo activity and profits will significantly improve under an amended transportation services agreement to operate freighter aircraft for Amazon’s e-commerce parcel network, an executive with the leisure carrier said Friday.
Under the revised contract announced Thursday, Amazon will place eight additional Boeing 737-800 converted freighters with Sun Country (NASDAQ: SNCY) to operate on its behalf. The retail giant also extended the contract until 2030. The aircraft, which...
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Leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines will fly up to eight additional Boeing 737-800 converted freighters for Amazon under a contract extension announced Thursday.
Minneapolis-based Sun Country (NASDAQ: SNCY) has operated a dozen Amazon-supplied Boeing narrowbody cargo jets since 2020. It said its contract for providing crews, maintenance and insurance has been extended until 2030 and that it will begin operating the initial aircraft in the first quarter of 2025.
All eight aircraft are expected to...
Cargo revenue at leisure carrier Sun Country Airlines jumped 18% year over year in the second quarter to $25 million as aircraft flown for Amazon, its dedicated cargo customer, were fully available after experiencing downtime for maintenance in 2022.
The airline’s overall health improved markedly during the three-month period, with revenues growing 19% to $261 million and operating income soaring to $35.6 million from $3.4 million during the same 2022 period, the company reported after...
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Downtime for aircraft maintenance and Amazon’s more conservative approach to flight expansion amid reduced online shopping resulted in a marginal drop in cargo revenue last year for hybrid carrier Sun Country Airlines.
The Amazon transport provider said cargo revenue increased a modest 4.6% to $24.4 million during the fourth quarter but dipped 1.2% to $90.3 million for the full year on a 4% decrease in hours utilized.
Overall, Sun Country (NASDAQ: SNCY) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $272...
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