Tag: Atlas Air

Atlas Air and YunExpress expand strategic partnership with second Boeing 777-200 freighter

Atlas Air today announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with YunExpress by adding a second Boeing 777-200 freighter under a long-term charter agreement. This second 777 freighter will enter service for YunExpress in April and operate six weekly routes between China and the United Sta...

Boeing cargo plane catches fire shortly after departing from Miami

In a recent development, an Atlas Air Boeing cargo plane en route to Puerto Rico was diverted on Thursday night shortly after departing from Miami International Airport, citing engine issues, as reported by an official and flight data. The incident poses another potential setback for Boeing, whic...

Atlas Air takes delivery of new Boeing 777 freighter

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA. Under the previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insura...

Repsol to supply SAF to Atlas Air and Inditex for regular use on cargo flights

Repsol this week announced that it has begun supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from Spain's Zaragoza Airport. Beginning in November, Atlas Air is initially incorporating 5 per cent SAF in all its flights. The agreement makes ...

Atlas Air takes delivery of new Boeing 777 Freighter

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., has announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, in...

Atlas Air Worldwide appoints Artem Gonopolskiy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. today announced that Artem Gonopolskiy has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 1, 2023. Mr. Gonopolskiy has been with Atlas for more than 18 years, and has served as the interim Chief Financial Office...

Alpine Air to Join Atlas Air’s Pathway to Success Program

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., today announced that Alpine Air has joined its Pathway to Success Program for qualified pilots. Alpine Air is one of America’s largest all-cargo regional on-demand contract airlines, including the transport of mail packages an...

Atlas Air Promotes Richard Broekman to Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Sustainability

Atlas Air Inc. today announced Richard Broekman has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Sustainability. In his new role, Mr. Broekman will be responsible for the development and execution of Atlas Air’s global commercial strategies, and the management...

Michael T. Steen to Become Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Air Worldwide

Atlas Air Worldwide announced today that Michael T. Steen, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Atlas, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, in line with the Company’s long-term succession plan, effective June 15, 2023. Mr. Steen succeeds John W. D...

Kuehne+Nagel partners with Atlas Air and SR Technics Group to form the “Sustainable Engine Alliance”

Today, at the MRO Americas 2023 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., and SR Technics Group introduce the "Sustainable Engine Alliance". Representing a wide range of the aerospace industry, the Alliance pledges to set ne...

Atlas Air and Turkish Airlines Provide Humanitarian Supplies for Earthquake Victims

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced an Atlas Air 747-8F departed from Washington Dulles International Airport carrying tons of humanitarian and relief supplies for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. The two companies, along with the Turkish Embassy, ...

Atlas Air Takes Delivery of Boeing’s Final 747 Production Aircraft

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. today announced it has taken delivery of the final 747 ever to be produced by Boeing. The delivery of this aircraft is the last of four new Boeing 747-8 Freighters Atlas ordered in January 2021. Atlas Air will operate this air...

Atlas Air Worldwide Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition

Atlas Air Worldwide, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, today announced that its shareholders voted to approve the Company’s pending acquisition by an investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., together with i...

Atlas Air Takes Delivery of First of Four New Boeing 777-200 Freighters

[caption id="attachment_40212" align="alignright" width="372"] 777F_Atlas-MSC Air Cargo Delivery Event[/caption] Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., today announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777-200 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its custome...

Atlas Air Takes Delivery of New Boeing 747-8 Freighter

Atlas Air, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., today announced it has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. As previously announced, this is the second of four new 747-8 Freighters ordered by Atlas Air in 2021. These are the last 747-8 Freighters ever to be produced...

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