United States · Cargo
Atlas Air
5Y · GTI Unaligned Cargo
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- 5Y · GTI
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- Purchase, New York, US
- Chief executive
- John Dietrich
- Parent
- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings
- Ownership
- Private (Apollo / J.F. Lehman / Hill City)
- Employees
- 4,000 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Boeing 747-400F | 31 |
| Boeing 747-8F | 19 |
| Boeing 767-300F | 28 |
| Boeing 777F | 14 |
| Boeing 737-800F | 13 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Privately held — financial details are not publicly disclosed.
Network
Route network: ACMI / charter — global route network.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Notable history
Founded in 1992 by Michael Chowdry; operates an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) wet-lease cargo and passenger charter business serving major freight forwarders, e-commerce operators (significant lift contract for Amazon Air), and the US military. Acquired Polar Air Cargo in 2001. Taken private by an Apollo-led consortium in 2023.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.