Amazon to begin air delivery network in US with 20 leased freighter planes

Amazon to begin air delivery network in US with 20 leased freighter planes

An "Amazon Fresh" delivery truck is seen parked in Brooklyn, New York, August 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had signed a deal to lease 20 Boeing 767 widebody freighter aircraft to handle more of its own deliveries in the United States.

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