Facing dearth of passengers, leisure airline ramps up plan to fly packages for Amazon

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Facing a lack of passengers amid coronavirus, leisure airline speeds up plan to fly Amazon packages

are among the large airlines that have flown pure-cargo flights, delivering everything from perishables to medical supplies.

"We got a little bit lucky," Bricker said. "We were the main constraint in the ramping [up]. We were taking pilots off the passenger service and now that's not a concern." The airline had been preparing for a potential initial public offering in the first half of 2020, but "clearly, given what's happened, that's on hold," said CFO Dave Davis, adding that going public at all this year is unlikely.

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