Atlas Air will add three Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet late in the third quarter of this year.
The aircraft has been secured through long-term finance lease agreements with BOC Aviation.
“Atlas is the world’s largest operator of 747 freighters, and we are thrilled to expand our widebody fleet with these three 747-8Fs, following the four 747-400Fs we acquired and placed with customers under long-term agreements earlier this year,” said Michael Steen, Atlas Air Worldwide chief executive.
The aircraft have nose-loading capabilities, which would make them suited to handling long, oversized cargoes.
The New York state-based lessor and cargo airline said the B747-8Fs will help it meet global demand for large widebody airfreight capacity, particularly for cross-border e-commerce shipping.
