Hyderabad- Amazon’s the first e-Commerce Company in India to launch the dedicated air Cargo network.It chose Telangana to launch Amazon Air outside North- America andEurope. Listing out Telangan’s achievement in Aerospace sector, Minster KTR said that it won the Best State Award for Aerospace from Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India 3 times in a Row.

He added that Hyderabad was ranked as the most cost-effective Aerospace City in the world by FTWDA global rankings. After formally launching Amazon Air at the Rajiv Gandhi international Air port (RGIA) have on 23-01-202, the Minister said it would strengthen Amazon’s distribution network and enable faster delivery to customers.The Minister said, Telangana’s growth and success are closely linked to the expansion of the logistics sector including its air cargo infrastructure. Air
Cargo tarffic in Hyderabad witnessed a 35% growth in volumes during 2021.“This is the first time that Amazon Air is being launched outside North America, Europe, India and Hyderabad gets to host the event,” Rama Rao said adding that Amazon’s largest fulfillment footprint in Asia was also in Hyderabad.The air traffic was increasing tremendously at RGIA and it would hit the 40 million mark by 2028.

Director Aerospace & Defence Praveen PA, VP Customer Fulfillment (APAC, MENA& LATAM) & WW Customer Service at Amazon Akhil Saxena, Vp, Amazon Global Air Sarah Phoads, VP, Public Policy Amazon India Chetam Krishnaswamy, Director , Amazon Global, AIR planning,Performance & Cargo Raoul Sreenivasan, Director, FC, Supply Chain & G,
Abniav Singh attented the launch ceremony.