Air Transport International

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Air Transport International

IATA 8C	ICAO ATN	Callsign AIR TRANSPORT
Founded		1978 (as US Airways)^[1]
Commenced operations		1979 ^[1]
Hubs		Toledo Express Airport
Fleet size		18
Destinations
Parent company		Cargo Holdings International, Inc.
Headquarters		Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Key people		James L Hobson Jr, CEO
Website: http://www.airtransport.cc/

Air Transport International LLC is an airline based in Little Rock, Arkansas, 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 Toledo Express Airport.^[2]

1 History
2 Services
3 Fleet
4 Incidents and Accidents
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

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 1 October 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.^[2]

Cargo Aircraft Management was the lead customer for the Boeing 767 freighter conversion program. In the 12 months since ATI's sale by Brinks to CHI, worldwide airline profits have fallen significantly, however, ATI continues to negate this trend. Delivery of fully mondernized and fuel efficient B767PF Aircraft is on track for June 2008.

On 2 November, 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 will be run as separate companies under the ABX Holdings umbrella.

[edit] Services

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Air Transport International operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Dallas/Fort Worth, Laredo and Toledo.

[edit] Fleet

The Air Transport International fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):^[3]

[edit] Incidents and Accidents

**Air Transport International Incidents and Accidents**
Flight	Date	Aircraft	Routing	Location	Description	Injuries	Probable Cause
? Summary	March 12, 1991	DC-8-62	New York, NY TO Brussels, Belgium	New York, NY	Captain aborted takeoff and skidded to the right; the aircraft struck ILS equipment, the nose landing gear collapsed and all 4 engines were ripped off; plane was destroyed by fire	5 minor	Improper preflight planning/preparation, flight engineer misjudged aircraft weight and balance, improper airspeed by flight engineer and improper supervision by pilot
? Summary	February 15, 1992	DC-8-63	Seattle, WA to Toledo, OH	Swanton, OH	After the copilot made two unsuccessful ILS approach attempts, the pilot took control, became spatially disoriented and accidentally caused the plane to enter a bank and attitude from which the plane would not recover	4 fatal	Aircraft control not maintained by the pilot
? NTSB Accident Report	February 16, 1995	DC-8-63F	Kansas City-Westover Air Reserve Base/Metropolitan Airport	Kansas City International Airport	While departing for a ferry flight with the #1 engine inoperative the plane started to veer to the left; the plane continued its takeoff roll with the tail striking the ground; the plane was able to lift off but subsequently crashed, left wing first	3 fatal	Decision to continue takeoff below rotation airspeed, lack of understanding of a three-engine takeoff procedure and failure of the company to ensure that flight crew received proper training