ATLAS AIR ADDS CUSTOMER FOR FREIGHTER SERVICE
Atlas Air Inc. has signed a contract with Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. to provide Boeing 747 freighter service.
Atlas Air will provide aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance for Dragonair, which will use to aircraft to beef up its Hong Kong/Asia cargo service.
Dragonair serves 26 destinations across Asia. China National Aviation Co. Ltd., Citic Pacific Ltd. and Cathay Pacific own interests in the regional airline.
Golden, Colo.-based Atlas acquired three B747-300 aircraft under long-term lease earlier this month. The planes are being converted from combis to full freighter configuration by Boeing Airplane Services.