Polar Air Cargo
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| Polar Air Cargo | ||
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| IATA PO |
ICAO PAC |
Callsign Polar |
| Founded | 1993 | |
| Hubs | Incheon Int'l Airport JFK International Airport Chicago O'Hare Intl' Airport |
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| Focus cities / secondary hubs | Schiphol Airport Narita International Airport Los Angeles Intl' Airport Anchorage Intl' Airport |
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| Fleet size | 11 | |
| Destinations | Worldwide | |
| Parent company | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings | |
| Headquarters | Purchase, New York | |
| Key people | President Jeff Erickson | |
| Website: http://www.polaraircargo.com | ||
Polar Air Cargo, Inc. (Polar) is a leader in international logistics, providing scheduled airfreight and charter services between the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Far East. Utilizing a large fleet of all-cargo Boeing 747-200 and Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, Polar provides global customers with time-definite, cost-effective, airport-to-airport scheduled freight service. Polar is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW.PK), based in Purchase, New York.
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[edit] History
Polar was formed in 1993 as a joint venture between Southern Air Transport and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). After several years of continued growth, the remainder of the company was acquired by GECAS. In November 2001, Polar was acquired by AAWW, whose Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) subsidiary is a leading provider of ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) freighter leasing. Polar became the scheduled service provider for AAWW, while Atlas continued to supply Boeing 747 freighters on a wet-lease basis to major airlines.
[edit] Services
[edit] Scheduled services
Polar provides scheduled freight service covering the transpacific, transatlantic, transasia, South Pacific, Middle East and South American markets. Polar offers frequent flights to China, connecting Shanghai to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, South America and multiple points in Asia and Europe.
[edit] Charter services
Polar also offers its customers charter freight services, using its dedicated fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft. This includes both special handling and time-limited shipments. For example, Polar has shipped horses, cattle, race cars and helicopters across the Atlantic; critically needed supplies to Tsunami victims; and the rock band Green Day’s musical equipment from one tightly scheduled performance in Glasgow to another at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Polar and its sister company, Atlas, also do extensive work for the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC).
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Polar Air Cargo fleet includes [1] :
Polar is currently parking their 747-100 and 747-200 fleet and laying off all the crews for those airplanes which is over half their fleet. Currently there are plans to purchase new 747-400 and 747-8 aircraft to replace the classic fleet by 2007 or 2008. [citation needed]
[edit] Awards
2005 Winner of the prestigious Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) Award in the Air Cargo Charter category. The ACE Awards are presented based on a survey of 20,000 members of the airline and freight forwarding industries in which the members rate air carrier service providers in the areas of Performance, Customer Service, Value, Information Technology and Overall Quality.
[edit] Models
Polar is also very active in the model airplane world, their models being produced and sold by many important plane model companies, such as Wooster and Schabak.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
