September 5, 2012
Atlas Air Worldwide wins Air Force One training contract
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced that its Atlas Air unit has won a U.S. Air Force contract to train the aircrews of Air Force One. Under the five-year, fixed-price contract, crews for the Air Force One, a modified version of the Boeing 747-200, will receive ground and flight-simulator training at Atlas Air’s training center in Miami, Fla. Atlas Air has held the contract and has been providing this service to the Air Force since October 2007.
