Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. is an airline holding company based in Purchase, New York. The group owns Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, and has a freighter aircraft leasing joint venture with Bain Capital: Titan Aircraft Investments. The company was named after Atlas, a figure in Greek mythology, who carries the sky on his shoulders.
The company was listed on Nasdaq until 2023 when it was taken private by a group of investors led by Apollo Global Management.
Operations
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings owns Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo, and Titan Aircraft Investments. It is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Atlas Air operates flights on an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance), CMI and air charter basis for airlines, express operators, freight forwarders, charter brokers, global shippers and the U.S. Military, along with dry-leasing freighter aircraft. Atlas Air has global operations established in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America.
Titan Aircraft Investments is an aircraft dry-leasing company. Titan owns 29 aircraft in its dry-leasing fleet. The dry-leasing fleet consists of seven Boeing 777 freighters, twenty-one Boeing 767 freighters (leased to parent Atlas Air), and one Boeing 737-300 freighter.
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Fleet , Atlas Air operates the following aircraft:
+ Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings fleetAircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotesFCY+YTotalPassenger FleetBoeing 747-4005—10143—36189Used for VIP Service125270240374 Used for VIP Service—23—505528Boeing 767-300ER5——30—218248Cargo FleetBoeing 737-300F1—CargoLeased out by Titan Aircraft Investments.Boeing 737-800F8—CargoOwned and operated for Amazon Air.Boeing 747-400F30—Cargo5—Owned and operated for Nippon Cargo Airlines.Boeing 747-400LCF4—CargoOwned and operated for Boeing.Boeing 747-8F93CargoIncluding the last production Boeing 747-8, under registration N863GT, delivered on Feb. 1, 2023 under flight Atlas Air flight Giant 747 (5Y747/GTI747)2—Operating for Qantas Freight.Boeing 767-300F3—Cargo21—Owned and operated for Titan Aircraft Investments.2—Owned and operated for DHL Aviation.Boeing 777F14Cargo7—Owned and operated for Titan Aircraft Investments.6—Owned and operated for DHL Aviation.Total1097
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