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DHG750R
2011-04-29, 05:29 PM
Starts in May


PURCHASE, N.Y., Apr 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Entry into Service Leverages Atlas Air's AMC Experience and Success of Premium, Private-Charter Passenger Business
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) , a leading global provider of air cargo assets and outsourced aviation operating services and solutions, today announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit has been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to begin providing passenger charter service for U.S. military personnel, complementing the company's long-time position as a premier supplier of military cargo charter solutions. The new service is expected to start in May.
Atlas Air will begin operating the passenger charter service for the Defense Department's Air Mobility Command (AMC) using a Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft acquired under an operating lease.http://www.marke****ch.com/story/atlas-air-worldwide-announces-expansion-into-military-passenger-charter-service-2011-04-29?d=nbst

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cancidas
2011-04-29, 06:49 PM
and you couldn't have picked a better ride bro!!

hiss srq
2011-04-30, 09:19 AM
While that is cool and all I am sad the last battleship grey United 744 is no more.. Atlas has leased it and painted over it. :(