Air Transport International
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| Founded | 1978 (as US Airways) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1988 (as Air Transport International) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air Transport Services Group | ||||||
| Key people | Jim O'Grady, President | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airtransport.cc/ | ||||||
Air Transport International, Inc. is an airline based in Wilmington Ohio, USA. It operates worldwide cargo and combi charters for the express package industry and freight forwarders, as well as for the United States Department of Defense and the automotive industry. It also wet-leases aircraft. Its main base is Wilmington, Ohio. It is part of the Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG).
The airline was established in 1978 and started operations in 1979. It was formed as US Airways and later known as Interstate Airlines. The current name was adopted in 1988. On October 1, 1994 ICX International Cargo Express was merged into Air Transport International, which was itself acquired by the Brink's Company in February 1998. ATI was sold in 2006 to Cargo Holdings International (CHI). It has 495 employees.
Cargo Aircraft Management was the lead customer for the Boeing 767 freighter conversion program. In the 12 months after ATI's sale by Brinks to CHI, worldwide airline profits fell significantly; however, ATI continued to negate this trend. Delivery of fully modernized and fuel efficient B767PF Aircraft was on track for June 2008.
On November 2, 2007, Cargo Holdings International, the parent company of ATI entered into an agreement to be acquired by Wilmington, OH-based ABX Holdings, Inc. The company along with sister company Capital Cargo International Airlines were run as separate companies under the Air Transport Services Group umbrella.
In March 2013 Capital Cargo merged with Air Transport.
March, 2016, Amazon.com announced that it would be using ATI and its sister company ABX Air to provide transport services for Amazon's route network. The deal under ATI's parent company will result in an increase in aircraft, frequencies, and jobs for the airline.
The Air Transport International fleet includes the following aircraft (as of October 4, 2016):
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