--- description: The online retailer may be looking to expand into logistics title: Amazon in Talks to Build Overnight Shipping Operations image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8af907697156634b/698876060a4a2263139c7952/amazon-shipping.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amazon in Talks to Build Overnight Shipping Operations by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2015 1:49 PM CUT  Monica Galvan secures customers'orders with bubble wrap before they are shipped at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tracy, Calif., Nov. 29, 2015. Monica Galvan secures customers'orders with bubble wrap before they are shipped at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tracy, Calif., Nov. 29, 2015.Fred Greaves—Reuters by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2015 1:49 PM CUT Amazon may soon be [leasing cargo planes](http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-in-talks-to-lease-20-cargo-planes-2015-12?utm%5Fcontent=10ThingsWorld&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&nr%5Femail%5Freferer=1&utm%5Fcampaign=Post%20Blast%20%28finance%29:%20The%2010%20most%20important%20things%20in%20the%20world%20right%20now&utm%5Fterm=10%20Most%20Important%20Things%20In%20The%20World?r=UK&IR=T "undefined") to run it’s own shipping operations in the United States. A report by the Seattle _Times_, citing anonymous sources, claims that Amazon is in talks with manufacturer Boeing to lease at least 20 767 cargo jets. This move is the latest in a series of reports, which may indicate that the online retailing giant is trying to cut costs by forming its own in-house shipping department. Business Insider reports that Amazon is hoping having their own logistics department will replace the work done by USPS, FedEx and UPS and put an end to holiday shipping delays. It has been reported that Amazon is [testing it’s own air-transportation services in Ohio](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-secretive-air-cargo-operation-is-running-in-ohio-and-signs-point-to-amazon "undefined") and that it bought [Amazon-branded trailer trucks](http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-buys-thousands-of-its-own-branded-truck-trailers-2015-12 "undefined") earlier this month. Going independent won’t be cheap for Amazon, as the Seattle _Times_ reports that each 767 jet could cost as much as $600,000 a month. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4154640/amazon-in-talks-to-build-overnight-shipping-operations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4154640/amazon-in-talks-to-build-overnight-shipping-operations/"},"headline":"Amazon in Talks to Build Overnight Shipping Operations","datePublished":"2015-12-18T13:49:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:29:24.150Z","description":"The online retailer may be looking to expand into logistics","url":"https://time.com/4154640/amazon-in-talks-to-build-overnight-shipping-operations/","keywords":["Companies","Amazon","Business topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8af907697156634b/698876060a4a2263139c7952/amazon-shipping.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8af907697156634b/698876060a4a2263139c7952/amazon-shipping.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"amazon shipping","caption":"amazon shipping","creditText":"Fred Greaves—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4154640/amazon-in-talks-to-build-overnight-shipping-operations/","name":"Amazon in Talks to Build Overnight Shipping Operations"}}]}] ```