Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., incorporated in 2000, is a holding company with a principal operating subsidiary, Atlas Air, Inc. Atlas Air, Inc. is a American cargo and passenger charter airline. It was founded April, 1992 by the late Pakistani American aerospace enthusiast Michael Chowdry, with an intent to specialize in long-term contract outsourcing of its Boeing 747 aircraft. Atlas Air is currently headquartered in Purchase, New York. It describes itself as "serving the airline and freight industries, commercial and military customers. We deliver the powerful combination of our efficient wide-body fleet (and) cost-efficient operations."

Atlas Air reported $1,398,216,000 in total operating revenues in 2011 In 1995, Atlas began trading publicly on the NASDAQ, and in 1997 appeared on the New York Stock Exchange. An initial public offering of 4 million shares was made in August 1998.

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Board of Directors
As of February, 2013:
 * Eugene I. Davis,  Chairman of the Board
 * Robert F. Agnew, Chairman, Audit Committee; Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
 * Timothy J. Bernlohr, Member, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee
 * William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer
 * James S. Gilmore III, Chairman, Nominating & Governance Committee
 * Carol B. Hallett, Member, Compensation Committee
 * Frederick McCorkle, Member, Compensation Committee; Member, Nominating and Governance Committee

Executive Management
As of February, 2013:
 * William J. Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer
 * John W. Dietrich, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
 * Michael T. Steen, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
 * Adam R. Kokas, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Secretary
 * Spencer Schwartz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Contact details
2000 Westchester Avenue Purchase, NY 10577-2543 Telephone: (914) 701-8000 Fax: (914) 701-8001

www.atlasair.com Email: info AT atlasair.com

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