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Atlas Air awarded Air Force One contract

October
8

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. announced today it has been awarded a five-year contract to train pilots and engineers that fly Air Force One, the aircraft that transports U.S. presidents, including President George W. Bush.

The value of the contract wasn’t disclosed.

All training will take place at the Atlas Air Training Center in Miami, Atlas said, where crew members will participate in ground school and simulator training necessary for them to fly Air Force One, a Boeing 747-200 aircraft.

Atlas said it will provide annual refresher training and additional simulator time as requested by the Air Force.

This entry was posted on Monday, October 8th, 2007 at 1:03 pm by David Schepp.
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