News / A350F or B777-8F: a fascinating choice as Atlas Air eyes new freighters

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News that Atlas Air is considering becoming an Airbus operator for the first time marks a major change in the industry.

Boeing – which has myriad problems right now – is losing its almost-monopolistic position in freighters – but that leaves freighter operators like Atlas examining whether they want to be a two-manufacturer operator. 

Atlas told Bloomberg it was in “relatively advanced stages” of talks with both Boeing, for the 777-8F, and Airbus, for its new A350F. But reportedly, Atlas has ...