News / Air Atlanta boosts its fleet, taking a long-term bet on 747 freighters

An Air Atlanta Icelandic 747 touching down in Malta © Gordzam

Next month, Air Atlanta Icelandic will field another B747-400F, the ACMI provider’s third fleet addition to operate this year.

The company’s freighter fleet has nearly tripled since the outbreak of Covid, when it was operating five 747 all-cargo aircraft alongside a fleet of passenger planes.

Air Atlanta has traditionally focused on 747s, but the writing for the passenger version has been on the wall for some time. Management was planning to shift to a twin-engine fleet and had made commitments for B777s ...