Global cargo / passenger charter
Atlas Air
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YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Get to know Atlas Air.
Atlas Air combines cargo flying and passenger charters with a worldwide outlook. For applicants interested in missions that cross borders and time zones, this is a natural profile to explore while comparing the skills and experience each role requires.
WHY CONSIDER ATLAS AIR?
Picture yourself here.
Explore widebody flight planning across international routes and customer missions.
The mix of cargo and passenger work can appeal to people who enjoy geography, logistics and operational variety.
Career perspectives to explore, not promises of a vacancy, specific duties, benefits, or progression. Ask the employer what applies to the role you are considering.
- Type of operation
- Global cargo / passenger charter
- Headquarters
- White Plains, New York (Atlas Air Worldwide)
HOW IT BEGAN
A little history.
Atlas was founded in 1992 and began flying in 1993. It developed around providing aircraft and operating services to other airlines and cargo customers.
FLEET & NETWORK
The operation behind the name.
- Aircraft types
- Boeing 747, 777 and 767 freighters; Boeing 747 and 767 passenger charter aircraft.
- Reported fleet size
- 113 aircraft reported by Atlas in its year-end 2025 recap; company-wide scope, not a count of aircraft assigned to one dispatch desk.
- Main airports / operating bases
- Worldwide customer-assigned airports; operating bases vary by contract.
- Where they fly
- Global freight, outsourced airline flying and passenger charters.
Company profile researched October 15, 2026. Fleet figures use the reporting dates and scope shown; aircraft on order are not counted as operating aircraft.
The A350F order announced in 2026 is future capacity and is not included as an operating aircraft type.
PAY & WORKING LIFE
The details that matter.
- First-year / starting pay
- $35.51/hr
- Top pay
- $79.22/hr
- License pay / premiums
- $2.50/hr
- Shift patterns
- 5-3; 8.5 Hr Shifts
- Annual hours worked
- 1940/Year
- Union / representation
- Teamsters
Pay is shown in the source’s stated currency and period. Older entries describe historical terms. Verify current pay, training rates, premiums, and progression with the employer or applicable agreement.
AROUND THE OFFICE
Local income & housing.
- Dispatch office location
- Erlanger KY
- Local median income (not airline pay)
- $75,840/yr
- Local gross rent / month
- $970
Local income and gross rent are figures reported in the source spreadsheet, not airline employee pay. They describe the referenced city or county, not surrounding communities. Gross rent includes rent and renter-paid utilities. Census links may now show newer figures than this snapshot.
Inside the operation
Near Cincinnati (CVG); .50 cent shift diff for night shift. $4/hr override for Instructors. 1.5x OT and 2x OT for a quick turn OT Shift (8 hours between shifts); As of February 2026
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