Hyderabad, Jan 23 :
Telangana’s minister for industries and commerce K T Rama Rao was present at the induction ceremony of Quikjet’s new Amazon-branded aircraft along with Amazon’s senior leadership, including Akhil Saxena – Vice President, Customer Fulfilment (APAC, MENA & LATAM) and WW Customer Service, and Sarah Rhoads, Vice President, Amazon Global Air in Hyderabad.
Minister KTR noted that Amazon is the first e-commerce company in India to launch a dedicated air cargo network. It chose triumphant Telangana to launch Amazon Air outside North America and Europe.
KTR pointed out that Hyderabad is already home to Amazon’s world’s largest campus and AWS Data Centre has already announced an investment of 4.4 billion dollars by 2030. Amazon’s largest fulfillment center in Asia is also located in Hyderabad.
He said that Telangana offers a conducive environment for the development of multi-modal connectivity and that Hyderabad has emerged as a major hub for e-commerce distribution and supply chain activities. “We have been working towards strengthening the state’s air cargo infrastructure, and we welcome the launch of Amazon Air which will further assist in making Hyderabad a cargo hub for the country and will create additional employment opportunities in the state,” he said.

The minister stated that Telangana and Hyderabad remained shining beacons in terms of attracting investment. During the last eight years, the state attracted 47 billion dollars in investment. This excludes the 2.6 billion dollars committed by the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.

E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday launched Amazon Air in India to enhance its transportation network and enable faster deliveries to customers in the country.
Amazon is the first e-commerce company in India to partner with a third-party air carrier to provide a dedicated air cargo network. The company said that this reaffirms its long-term commitment to strengthening its transportation infrastructure in India.
Quikjet will use the aircraft to transport Amazon customer shipments to cities such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi, and Mumbai. The launch of Amazon Air in India reinforces the company’s commitment to continue building capacity to meet the needs of its customers and to grow its transportation network for faster deliveries.

Amazon will utilize the complete cargo capacity of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will be operated by Quikjet Cargo Airlines Private Limited.