Air cargo services company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings celebrated fifteen years of operation this week, the carrier reflecting on it’s growth and expansion over the period.

In a decade and a half, Atlas air has emerged as one of the air cargo industry’s powerhouse operators. Starting out with just a single Boeing 747 Freighter, the carrier now operates thirty-seven of the type.

The expansive fleet and the experience gained from fifteen years of operations, including the acquisition of Polar Air Cargo in 2001, see’s Atlas Air serve the cargo market in over 300 cities in 100 countries around the world.

William Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Air said this week that “In a remarkably short period of time, Atlas Air has defined an industry and seen it flourish,” and that “our founding principle was to provide solutions to our customers to enable their business strategies.”

Building on the success of the past fifteen years, the company is looking to further expand it’s fleet, the company eager to invest in the new Boeing 747-8 freighters, a move that is aimed at further developing the global air freight market.

Atlas Air and subsidiary Polar Air Cargo offer a vast range of air cargo services, from commercial cargo charters and scheduled air cargo services, to the dry and wet leasing of dedicated cargo aircraft.

Source: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings

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