More than 43,500 people in Turkey and Syria have died as a result of the Feb. 6 earthquake, which the United Nations is calling a “once-in-a-generation disaster.”
It’s the end of an era for the “Queen of the Skies.” Boeing will make its final 747 delivery on Tuesday, but cargo airlines could fly them for another 40 years.
Atlas Air, a large cargo airline and lessor, is one step closer to becoming a private company after a shareholder vote.
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is taking to the skies with a new cargo airline, following on the heels of other ocean shipping lines with air divisions.
Atlas Air reported strong second-quarter earnings while announcing it is being bought by an investment consortium for $5.2 billion.
The last four 747-8 freighters to roll off Boeing’s production line this year are going to all-cargo operator Atlas Air, which announced Thursday the first one recently received will be assigned to support Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The cargo jet will increase capacity on routes between China and the […]
Atlas Air’s cargo business is on a steep growth path this year and ongoing fleet investments indicate management’s confidence in the future.
The U.S. military has tapped private cargo airlines to ferry weapons for Ukraine to Poland.
Atlas Air has a huge freighter fleet to help take advantage of shipper interest in air transport and is adding more planes this year.
Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the FedEx and UPS fleets.
Shippers, not just passengers, will be negatively impacted by delayed flights and rerouting to alternative airports if telecom companies eventually launch service close to airports.
United opposition from four major U.S. cargo airlines has made Saudia reconsider its request for an exemption to fly freighters outside the normal regime governing air services.
Atlas Air is one of the biggest cargo airlines in the U.S. Four big jets will join the fleet in the next two years.
Chutzpah: When Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier asks the U.S. to operate cargo flights directly from Europe and the Saudi government denies similar rights to U.S. carriers.
It has taken Atlas Air’s parent company five years to complete the integration of Southern Air. The transition is now complete.
Cainiao is becoming a bigger logistics giant than Amazon in cross-border trade.
FedEx doesn’t operate any 747 freighters itself but is hiring Atlas Air to use jumbo jets on its behalf.
Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.
DHL Express is one of Atlas Air’s biggest customers. It just renewed leases for 20 planes.
Atlas Air is keeping eight jumbo jets by buying them from leasing companies. It doesn’t want to turn them in because it would have fewer assets available to meet customer demand.
