It has taken them two years to decide, but cargo carrier Atlas Air has opted for the Airbus A350F over the Boeing 777-8F as its new freighter aircraft. The order for 20 firm aircraft plus 20 options brings the A350F backlog to 101, with first deliveries scheduled for the second half of 2027.
The Atlas Air order was announced today with the release of a media statement, showing CEO Michael Steen and Airbus EVP of Sales, Bernard de Saint-Exupéry, signing the contract under the supervision of Airbus CEO Commercial Aircraft, Lars Wagner.
According to the release, Atlas Air and subsidiary Polar Air Cargo operate a fleet of 113 full freighters, but Planespotters only counts 91: 48 Boeing 747-400Fs, 20 747-8Fs (including the last-ever 747
delivered in January 2023), 13 777Fs, and 10 767-300Fs. Another subsidiary, Titan Aviation Leasing, has a fleet of 32 narrowbody and widebody freighters.
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