(Amazon Air flies only domestically.) A spokeswoman for Atlas Air Worldwide, which also oversees Southern Air, said the company “values our pilots and is eager to increase their pay." As part of a 2016 deal, Amazon is leasing 20 Boeing 767s from Atlas Air that it brands as Amazon Air, and has an option to buy up to 40 percent of the carrier. Amazon Air, the freight delivery arm of the retail giant, has branded planes that are operated by a handful of carriers, including Air Transport International and Atlas Air. An Amazon spokeswoman told The Washington Post in March that Long’s “allegations are false."

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2019 21:36 UTC