The Chaddick staff is available for informational requests and interviews about our research. Please contact us at chaddick@depaul.edu or 312.362.5731.
New! Night Moves: Amazon Air Expands Nocturnal Flying While Boosting Widebody Capacity. April 7, 2025. By Joseph Schwieterman and Toni Jahn. Our 2025 Air Cargo Brief on the retailer's cargo airline uses publicly available data. 12 pages. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team.
Air Cargo Commentary: Directional Traffic Patterns and Hub Expansion Boost Amazon Air’s Prospects for Third-Party Shipping, November 19, 2024. By Joseph Schwieterman. Email chaddick@depaul to reach the study team.
A Tale of Two Continents: Amazon Air Expands Hubs & Capacity in North America while Downsizing in Europe. Thursday, March 22, 2024. By Joseph Schwieterman and Toni Jahn. Our annual brief on Amazon Air. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team. Check out our coverage in Freightwaves.
The Expanding Role of Cargo-Oriented Airports in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thursday, August 17, 2023. Executive Summary (2 pgs). Study (15 pgs). Email chaddick@depaul to reach the study team. This study uses FAA data to show that cargo traffic at specialized airports with little or no passenger traffic outperforms other types of airports in the post-pandemic economy.
Our Amazon Air Briefs seek to fill a void in the understanding of Amazon Air by reviewing publicly available information. Amazon Air's traffic statistics are not publicly available due to its service being provided almost entirely by contractors. Our briefs,
each around 10 - 12 pages long, are produced independently, without any involvement of Amazon Air. They should be viewed as editorial viewpoints, subject to the existing data limitations and covering only certain aspects of the entity's complex operations.
Daily Double: Twice-a-day Flight Clusters at CVG Enhance Amazon Air's Capability as Recession Fears Loom. March 7, 2023. Our latest bi-annual brief on Amazon Air. Email
chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team.
Takeoff in Northern Kentucky: Big Moves at "CVG" Lift Amazon Air's Delivery Capabilities. September 20, 2022. Email
chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team.
Total Package: Amazon Air's Changing Network and Strategic Orientation. March 15, 2022. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team.
Blue Skies for Amazon Air: The Expanding Capabilities of Amazon's Cargo Airline. September 9, 2021. Our fourth bi-annual review of the e-commerce service provider. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team. See coverage in Freightwaves and Financial Times (behind paywall).
Spring Surprise: Air & Train Fares Surge While Bus Fares Fall for Trips Less Than 500 Miles. May 26, 2021.
By Joseph Schwieterman and Crystal Bell. Chaddick Policy Brief. Email
chaddick@depaul.edu to reach the study team.
The Rise of Cargo Focused Airports: Pandemic Year 2020. March 25, 2021. To reach the study team, email
chaddick@depaul.edu or call 312.362.5731
Primed and Positioned: Strategic Moves by Amazon Air Winter 2021. February 16, 2021. To reach the study team, email
chaddick@depaul.edu or call 312.362.5731
Amazon Air's Summer Surge: Strategic Shifts for a Retailing Giant. September 10, 2020.
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, email chaddick@depaul.edu or call 312.362.5731
Insights into Amazon Air: 2020's Transportation Juggernaut. May 22, 2020. Check out our media coverage for the study
here! To reach the study team, email
chaddick@depaul.edu or call 312.362.5731.
Photo Credit: Top (Amazon Air photo) Peiwen Chen