Atlas Air, Inc. Announces New Customer.Business Editors PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2001 Atlas Air Atlas Air is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, United States. It operates scheduled freight flights on an ACMI contract basis for some of the world's leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CGO CGO Cargo CGO Code Generation and Optimization CGO Cogeco Inc (stock symbol) CGO Zhengzhou, China (Airport Code) CGO Chief Globalization Officer CGO Company Grade Officer ) announced today that it has entered into a contract for services with Martinair Martinair is an airline based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It operates passenger and cargo services to over 50 destinations worldwide, of which more than 20 are in the Mediterranean area. Holland. The new agreement calls for the provision by Atlas Air of a 747-200 freighter aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance. Operations will commence mid-April 2001 with initial routing between Amsterdam and Africa. "Industry forecasts predict that overall African air trade will grow between 5% and 6% per year through 2019 and, as part of our focus on global expansion, we have been actively seeking new business in this market," said Richard Shuyler, Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Air, Inc. "Martinair has proven themselves in this market, building a strong foundation and network. We are very pleased to be able to provide them with additional capacity as they expand their successful services in the growing African market." "Martinair's strength lies in its flexibility which made Atlas Air a natural partner for this most recent expansion in the African market," said Meta C.P. Ullings, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Cargo for Martinair. Martinair currently offers freighter services on three 747-200s and six MD-11s. Of these, six are convertible from cargo to passenger configuration. For additional information about Martinair and its services, visit www.martinair.com (http://www.martinair.com/). Atlas Air is a United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. certificated air carrier that operates the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighters under ACMI ACMI Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (wet lease) ACMI Art & Creative Materials Institute ACMI Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation ACMI American College of Medical Informatics ACMI Australian Center for the Moving Image contracts. These contracts include the provision by Atlas Air of the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance for some of the world's leading international carriers. For additional information about Atlas Air, Inc. and its services, visit www.atlasair.com (http://www.atlasair.com/). |
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