Atlas Air remains the world’s largest Boeing 747 operator in 2025, with 65 aircraft in service. Its fleet includes 17 747-8Fs, 39 747-400Fs, 5 747-400 passenger jets, and 4 Large Cargo Freighters (LCFs) used for transporting oversized cargo like Boeing 787 components. Atlas uses its 747s for scheduled freight, charter services, ACMI leases, and specialized logistics that benefit from the aircraft’s nose-loading capabilities. The airline’s strategy combines older 747-400s with newer 747-8Fs to of

Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a cargo flight operated by Atlas Air, which crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, on February 23, 2019. The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) which was being operated on behalf of Amazon Air. All three crew members on board the flight were killed in the crash. The accident was determined to be caused by the first officer's erroneous control inputs due to his spatial disorientation during a period of turbulence. The crash led to a revi