All Atlas Air articles – Page 7

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    Atlas Air, One Question

    2015-03-22T07:25:28Z

    William J Flynn, president and chief executive of Atlas Air, answers:"Looking to full-year 2013, we expect to generate significant earnings and cash flow led by our ACMI business, improving commercial charter contribution, and productivity improvements and operating efficiencies generated through our continuous improvement initiatives. We expect market growth during 2013 ...

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    Atlas Air chairman retires

    2015-03-20T16:58:37Z

    EUGENE DAVIS has decided to retire from the board of directors of aircraft lease and ACMI company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.A board member for more than a decade, and more recently company chairman, he is to continue as a shareholder.“Gene has served with distinction as our chairman for the last ...

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    Atlas Air: A strong future for wet-leasing

    2015-03-20T16:39:31Z

    ON THE face of it, this does not seem like a good time to be an ACMI operator.British Airways recently terminated wet-leases on three B747-8Fs and switched to a much smaller capacity-sharing arrangement on Qatar Airways freighters. Carriers as varied as Air France-KLM, EVA Air and Singapore Airlines have all ...

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    Panalpina and Atlas Air extend freighter partnership

    2015-03-20T12:21:03Z

    Logistics operator Panalpina and freighter lessor Atlas Air are strengthening their partnership with a new five-year agreement that sees the forwarder switch one of its wet-leased B747-8Fs to more than 200 scheduled charters per year.“The new long-term agreement with Atlas Air will intensify our cooperation and increase our joint business,” ...

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    Another Atlas Air B747-400 freighter for DHL

    2015-03-02T16:30:34Z

    AIRCRAFT leasing company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed an additional B747-400 freighter with DHL Express.ACMI services under the new agreement will provide additional intercontinental capacity for DHL Express from Asia commencing this month.“We are delighted to expand our long-standing relationship with DHL and to support the strong growth of ...

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    Atlas Air's net income drops to $21million in Q2

    2013-11-12T10:37:13Z

    ATLAS AIR’S net income plummeted by a third from US$31.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $21million in the second quarter of this year.Quarterly revenue for the USA-based cargo and passenger charter airline was $403.6 million in total, down from $424.7 million in the same quarter last year.However, ...

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    Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air's round-the-world freighter service

    2013-08-30T14:48:27Z

    ETIHAD CARGO and Atlas Air Worldwide have joined forces to operate a round-the-world freighter route.The service connects Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia, the USA, South America and Europe.Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways’ chief strategy and planning officer, enthuses: “Etihad Cargo is reinforcing its position as a global operator ...

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    Atlas Air Worldwide expects “record year”

    2010-11-07T23:00:00Z

    ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) announced increased revenues and earnings for the third quarter of 2010, reflecting improving commercial airfreight demand; better supply of wide-body, long-haul freighter aircraft; continued high ACMI aircraft utilisation; and an increase in commercial charter volumes and rates.The company revealed its net income rose 130 per ...

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    Whistleblower sues Atlas Air for unfair dismissal

    2010-10-18T22:00:00Z

    A FORMER Atlas Air executive is suing the airfreight company for allegedly being fired after he complained about illegal practices.Todd Andaya, former project managing director, said the company dismissed him in November last year when he said the company’s financial irregularities “violate federal and state law and constitutes fraud upon ...

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    Atlas Air starts Dreamlifter services

    2010-08-01T22:00:00Z

    ATLAS Air has launched its Dreamlifter service for Boeing. This follows the previously announced nine-year agreement that abruptly took the contract away from Evergreen.The Dreamlifter aircraft have been specially modified by Boeing to transport major assemblies for its 787 Dreamliner from suppliers around the world to Boeing production facilities in ...

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    Atlas Air wins 747-8F funding

    2010-05-03T22:00:00Z

    ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has secured the finances to buy the final nine of 12 747-8 freighters scheduled for delivery between early 2011 and 2013.“We are very pleased to secure the financing for the remainder of our 747-8 deliveries," said Jason Grant, AAWW’s senior vice-president and chief financial officer.“Although ...

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    Atlas Air promotes Jason Grant

    2010-03-22T23:00:00Z

    ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings has promoted Jason Grant (right) to senior vice-president, network planning and business development. Grant was previously the vice-president of continuous improvement.Grant, who will report to William Flynn, president and chief executive officer of Atlas, will work on identifying and implementing initiatives to drive earnings through network ...

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    Atlas Air confounds critics of ACMI model

    2009-11-19T23:00:00Z

    CRITICS of the ACMI model have often predicted that the global recession would have a devastating affect on the sector, as airlines pull out of contracts and retrench freighter operations that are currently, almost universally, unprofitable.However, Atlas Air seems to have confounded its critics by posting impressive Q3 results and ...