Pilots who fly for Amazon Air earn 33% less than their colleagues at UPS and FedEx for flying the exact same planes

An Amazon Air captain makes about 33% less than the average FedEx and UPS captain for flying the same plane at the maximum years of experience.

ABX, ATI, and Atlas pilots, who fly your Amazon Prime packages, all make considerably less than pilots at other cargo airlines, including FedEx and UPS.

Business Insider interviewed 13 current and former pilots who worked with third-party airfreight companies that fly Amazon Air-branded planes. The pilots worked for subsidiaries of Air Transport Services Group and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. All are based in the US and fly both domestically and internationally.

Even a first-year captain at FedEx earns more than a captain who flies for Amazon Air who has been with the company for decades

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