Air Transport Services Group
American aviation holding company
Air Transport Services Group Inc. (ATSG) is an American aviation holding company which provides air cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements.
It is the world's largest lessor of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft through its leasing division, Cargo Aircraft Management. Through its principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, the firm provides aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services.
ATSG's subsidiaries include Cargo Aircraft Management; ABX Air; Air Transport International; Omni Air International, Airborne Global Solutions; Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services, including its subsidiary, Pemco Conversions dba Pemco World Air Services; and LGSTX Services.
History
ABX Holdings, Inc. was created on 31 December 2007 when ABX Air purchased Cargo Holdings International. On 16 May 2008, the company changed its name to Air Transport Services Group.
ATSG announced that they had agreed to acquire a 25 percent equity interest in West Atlantic of Gothenburg, Sweden on December 9, 2013.
In March 2016, ATSG announced an agreement to operate an air cargo network to serve Amazon.com customers in the United States including the leasing of 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft by ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management; the operation of the aircraft by ATSG airline, Air Transport International; and gateway and logistics services provided by LGSTX Services.
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