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Atlas Air Boeing 747-200

Atlas Air (IATA: 5Y, ICAO: GTI, and Callsign: Giant) is a cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. It operates scheduled freight flights for some of the world's leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. Its main base is Miami International Airport (MIA).

History

The airline was founded in April 1992 by the late Michael Chowdry, to specialise in the long-term contract outsourcing of its Boeing 747 aircraft. It started operations in 1993 with one Boeing 747 and contracted by China Airlines. In 1995 they began trading publicly on the NASDAQ, and in 1997 appeared on the New York Stock Exchange. An initial public offering of 4 million shares was made in August 1998. In 2001 the airline introduced a new program of leasing and services, based on the ACMI model. Under this new program, Atlas Air cargo planes would be available to other airlines for operations such as charter flights. In July 2004 Atlas Air completed its restructuring plan and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Recently, Polar Air Cargo pilots ended a 20 day labor dispute with its parent, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. ([AAWW.PK]) wholly owns Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, and a share of Global Supply Systems (49%).

The airline was named after the famous Greek God Atlas, who supposedly carried the world on his shoulders. Their symbol on the plane's tail is a gold man carrying a gold world.

Destinations

Atlas Air operates the following freight services (at January 2005):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Anchorage, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami and New York.

• International scheduled destinations: Almaty, Amman, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Bangkok, Belo Horizonte, Bogotá, Budapest, Chennai, Dalian, Dhaka, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Guayaquil, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Karachi, Lahore, Liege, Lima, London, Manaus, Milan, Montreal, Mumbai, Nairobi, Osaka, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei.

Fleet

The Atlas air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 13 Boeing 747-200
• 6 Boeing 747-400

External links

• [Atlas Air]
• [Atlas Air Fleet Age]
• [Atlas Air Fleet Detail]

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