ASL Airlines Ireland starts domestic Italian ops for Amazon

ASL Airlines Ireland (ABR, Dublin Int’l) has commenced operating domestic routes in Italy on behalf of Amazon.com, using one of its seven B737-400(F)s, ch-aviation analysis of Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. EI-STM (msn 27094) was ferried to Milan Malpensa on January 25, 2021, and has since been plying a nightly route to Cagliari in Sardinia. Since February 8, the network has been expanded to include nightly services to Catania in Sicily. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, all seven B737-400(F)s, one of two B737-400(SF)s, and both B737-800(BCF)s operated by ASL Airlines Ireland are chartered to Amazon.com. They operate international cargo services in Europe, connecting the continent’s most important freight gateways such as Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle, East Midlands, Madrid Barajas, and Milan. The -800(BCF)s, contrary to the -400(F)s, sport Amazon’s Prime Air livery. A further two B737-400(F)s operated by ASL Airlines France (5O, Paris CDG) also fly on behalf of the e-commerce giant, including one on domestic routes in France. ASL Aviation Holdings has been the only European operator so far to be tasked with Amazon’s full charter or CMI contracts.