Atlas Air y DHL Express disolverán su empresa conjunta de carga aérea polar después de 18 años. ATLAS continuará brindando servicio de transporte aéreo para su socio comercial desde hace mucho tiempo bajo los arreglos de proveedores tradicionales, confirmó Freightwaves. Atlas Air es el operador...
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Atlas Air and DHL Express will disband their Polar Air Cargo joint venture after 18 years. Atlas will continue to provide air transport service for its long-time commercial partner under traditional vendor arrangements, FreightWaves has confirmed.
Atlas Air is the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft. The decision to exit the Polar Air Cargo venture is consistent with Atlas Air’s new strategic focus of diversifying its customer base and concentrating on high-margin,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atlas-air-dhl-to-terminate-polar-air-cargo-joint-venture
Atlas Air Worldwide, the parent company for major all-cargo airline Atlas Air and aircraft leasing company Titan Aviation, announced Tuesday the appointment of Klaus Goersch as chief operating officer. He will take responsibility for managing daily operations from CEO Michael Steen, who has held both roles since July, when Richard Rolland retired after 24 years with the company.
Atlas Air is a capacity outsource provider for other airlines, logistics companies, shippers and governments. It is...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-airline-atlas-air-names-veteran-passenger-exec-as-coo
MIAMI – 21 Air, a small cargo airline based in Miami, on Thursday began operating the first of seven Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft on behalf of Amazon as the e-commerce behemoth pivots from long-time partner Atlas Air to other cargo airlines that can support its domestic air delivery network.
Amazon has selected 21 Air, which is controlled by Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and his investment firm in a joint venture with Canadian freighter operator Cargojet, as an air transport provider,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/21-air-makes-debut-cargo-flight-for-amazon
Atlas Air is negotiating with the state of Alaska to build a large, dedicated operations base that would improve fluidity and ensure the airport can accommodate continued growth as the airline increasingly focuses on booming e-commerce trade from Asia to the United States, according to public documents and officials.
The proposed deal would see Atlas Air lease a large piece of mostly undeveloped land on the west side of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for 55 years at an annual rent...
Atlas Air, the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747 aircraft, is partnering with an aviation education group to provide a hiring pathway for aspiring pilots who want to work for the large cargo airline. The program is designed to attract young people whom the company can prepare according to its requirements as it continues to grow internationally.
Many passenger airlines have established pathways with flight schools to facilitate the recruitment of new pilots, but New York-based Atlas Air is...
Hong Kong authorities are investigating a landing gear failure on an Atlas Air freighter aircraft and why the emergency landing resulted in an eight-hour closure of one runway, delaying 450 flights.
The unmarked cargo jet is owned by Nippon Cargo Airlines and supplied to Atlas Air, which provides the crew, maintenance and insurance, according to an aviation database.
Local officials are questioning why it took so long to clear the disabled cargo jet from the runway and urging the airport to...
Atlas Air will stop flying freighter aircraft in Amazon’s domestic parcel network by the middle of next year and concentrate on international widebody service for its growing customer base, which will soon include Chinese e-commerce giants Shein and Temu, CEO Michael Steen said in an interview.
Both parties have agreed to terminate contracts under which Atlas provides crews, routine maintenance and insurance (CMI) for 25 converted freighters: eight Boeing 737-800s and 17 Boeing 767-300s. Amazon...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atlas-air-to-end-amazon-flights-focus-on-international-customers
Atlas Air will stop flying freighter aircraft for Amazon in the online retailer’s parcel network over the next year, and 25 aircraft controlled by Amazon will gradually be relocated to other operators, according to company pilots who posted about the changes in chat rooms and one who spoke with FreightWaves.
The decision to discontinue flight operations appears to have been initiated by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Where the Amazon-branded planes will end up is unknown, although it is now clear a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-exiting-cargo-partnership-with-atlas-air
Ocean shipping giant CMA CGM’s startup cargo airline has hired U.S.-based Atlas Air to provide crews for the launch this year of a trans-Pacific route with new Boeing 777 freighters that were not previously disclosed. And it doubled its order for next-generation Airbus A350 freighters later this decade in its effort to develop a global network.
The airline, which was established in 2021, announced on Tuesday that it will take possession of two factory-built Boeing 777-200 cargo jets this year...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-outsources-new-trans-pacific-service-to-atlas-air