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Probably this one, over four hundred years ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company
If Amazon turns out to be similar to Dutch East India Company, we are looking at Amazon growing 200 years old with dozens of settlements and colonies all over the world.
You're forgetting about Blue Origin. Their website has a picture of a rocket standing on the moon that literally says "This Time To Stay"
This reminds me of when Ryanair bought 100 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2002 after 9/11 hammered the airline industry[0], a very bold forward looking move. It was good for Ryanair and for Boeing. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/jan/24/theairlinei...
Right now Ryanair has almost 200 737-800MAX on order, significant amount of these were added during MAX grounding as the prices went down a lot. Bold looking move again, but still shitiest airliner out there
Yet Ryanair is rated as a seven-star airline for safety; it has a fatality-free record since it was started.
https://www.airlineratings.com/news/ryanair-soars-seven-star...
I remember watching a video from Wendover Production talking about the decline of 747 and A380s mainly due to a lack of guaranteed passengers to fill the plane routes in both directions. Exceptions being some airlines which are able to operate hub and spoke models and where fuel is cheap like the middle east airlines. Wouldn't these types of planes be more suitable for a role in logistics which can benefit the greate…
I wonder, is there such a thing as a plane that carries both cargo (in a significant way) and passengers? Not sure if it would make any economic sense, but maybe it could if the layout could be changed rapidly, with a passenger cabin "slotted in" when needed.
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Right now Ryanair has almost 200 737-800MAX on order, significant amount of these were added during MAX grounding as the prices went down a lot. Bold looking move again, but still shitiest airliner out there
I am still waiting for refunds from Ryanair for cancelled flights in March.
This reminds me of when Ryanair bought 100 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2002 after 9/11 hammered the airline industry[0], a very bold forward looking move. It was good for Ryanair and for Boeing. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/jan/24/theairlinei...
That said, Alaska just put in another order for MAXes, and Ryanair is buying more as well. Part of why these 767s were available for Amazon to purchase at all were due to the industry model shifting and airlines favoring single-aisle, fuel-efficient aircraft like the MAX. COVID-19 has only accelerated that, and I wouldn't be surprised to see more MAX orders unless it crashes again or Airbus ramps up their 320neo production.
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Right now Ryanair has almost 200 737-800MAX on order, significant amount of these were added during MAX grounding as the prices went down a lot. Bold looking move again, but still shitiest airliner out there
I am still waiting for refunds from Ryanair for cancelled flights in March.
Here in the UK, Amazon dumped some of the largest last mile logistics companies and rolled out their own fleet of delivery vans.
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You're probably overlooking the Amazon distribution center that isn't far away.
I live in a small ruralish area (it's not uncommon for my neighbors to have horses and cows, backyard chickens are a dime a dozen) and at least 50 miles from the nearest amazon distribution center. Our "neighborhood" is 14 homes on 1 1/2 streets. A few years ago, the amazon sprinter van started making some some deliveries but fedex was more likely. Today not only does amazon exclusively deliver all their orders here,…
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Right now Ryanair has almost 200 737-800MAX on order, significant amount of these were added during MAX grounding as the prices went down a lot. Bold looking move again, but still shitiest airliner out there
> still shitiest airliner out there Yet Ryanair is rated as a seven-star airline for safety; it has a fatality-free record since it was started. https://www.airlineratings.com/news/ryanair-soars-seven-star...