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MAY 13, 2005 (newstodate): Atlas Air has contracted Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. to secure slots for conversion of four Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft into freighters during the period from late 2007 to mid-2008.
The agreement also includes an option for conversion of up to six more Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft to Boeing 747 special freighters during the period from 2009 to 2011.
-The agreement is the first step in a broader fleet renewal campaign to help us grow our business and strengthen our leadership position in the air cargo industry, says Jeffrey H. Erickson, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings president and CEO.
-It is also important to note that there are only a few facilities, each with only a limited number of available slots, where the work we have in mind can be performed. With this agreement, we have secured a valuable opportunity to be among the first in the industry who could benefit in any meaningful way from the conversion of 747 passenger aircraft to freighter configuration, he says.
Atlas Air Worldwide operates the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft including 20 B747-400 and 23 B747 Classics: 21 B747-200, one B747-100, and one B747-300 aircraft.
The agreement also includes an option for conversion of up to six more Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft to Boeing 747 special freighters during the period from 2009 to 2011.
-The agreement is the first step in a broader fleet renewal campaign to help us grow our business and strengthen our leadership position in the air cargo industry, says Jeffrey H. Erickson, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings president and CEO.
-It is also important to note that there are only a few facilities, each with only a limited number of available slots, where the work we have in mind can be performed. With this agreement, we have secured a valuable opportunity to be among the first in the industry who could benefit in any meaningful way from the conversion of 747 passenger aircraft to freighter configuration, he says.
Atlas Air Worldwide operates the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft including 20 B747-400 and 23 B747 Classics: 21 B747-200, one B747-100, and one B747-300 aircraft.