Atlas Air takes delivery of its seventh 747 freighter.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 1995--Atlas Air Inc. Tuesday took delivery of its seventh 747 freighter. The aircraft is the first of four 747-200 Combi (passenger and freight) aircraft recently acquired by Atlas to be modified by the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in Wichita, Kan. The aircraft will begin freight service by the end of the week. In early April, it will go into regular dedicated service for KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michael Chowdry Michael A. Chowdry (1955-2001) was a Pakistani American businessman who became the founder of American-based cargo carrier Atlas Air in 1992. He made the Forbes 400 list and with a net worth of $920 million, ranked among the richest American businessmen of Pakistani heritage before , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Atlas, "The addition of this aircraft to our fleet increases our tonnage lift capacity by more than 15 percent. With worldwide air cargo air cargo: see aviation. growth expanding rapidly, we're well-positioned to meet our customers growing requirements." As part of the combi-to-freighter modification, Boeing Wichita removed the passenger interior, replaced floor beams, seat tracks and floor panels to strengthen the main deck, and installed a powered cargo handling system. Boeing also certified the aircraft for increased take off and maximum zero fuel weight operation to the highest weight allowable for the aircraft. 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. is an all-747 U.S. cargo carrier that principally provides outsourcing of airport-to-airport air transportation services throughout the world to major international airlines such as China Airlines, KLM, Varig, Emirates and Lufthansa. Atlas anticipates the delivery of five additional 747-200s during the next 12 months, bringing its fleet to 12 747s. CONTACT: van Dernoot & Associates, Denver Peter R. van Dernoot, 303/322-1202 |
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