atlas air

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) is a recognized leader in the international airfreight business, utilizing the world’s largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft and a massive global infrastructure to provide superior cargo services to the airline industry, the freight-forwarding community and commercial and military customers.

AAWW is unique in the world of air transportation, with a business model driven by a flexible operating strategy intended to optimize the Company’s assets and maximize its profitability.

AAWW is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) and Polar Air Cargo, Inc. (Polar), which together have a fleet of 41 Boeing 747 freighter aircraft.

Through Atlas and Polar, AAWW is engaged in providing four specific services and is:

* The world’s leading provider of ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) leasing to major airlines around the globe.
* One of the largest providers of airport-to-airport freight carriage, operating a globally integrated Scheduled Service network serving major world trade lanes.
* A major provider of Charter Services to the U.S. Military, through the Air Mobility Command and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program.
* A leading supplier of Charter Services to commercial clients.

AAWW actively seeks to maximize profit and minimize risk by optimizing the allocation of available aircraft capacity among the Company’s four service types, in line with prevailing business opportunities and market conditions.

http://www.atlasair.com/