Coventry Airport based freight firm adds new planes
30.01.06
Atlantic Airlines, a British specialised freight carrier based at Coventry Airport, has introduced the BAe ATP-F aircraft to its fleet. The first two of the new planes will be containerised examples and used to support contracts within the European overnight Express industry.
A third aircraft is currently being converted and is planned to be made available on an ad hoc charter basis to the cargo charter market. 'With its 8.2-tonne capacity the ATP fits in perfectly with our long term plans', Atlantic managing director Russell Ladkin said.
'Our 15-tonne capacity Electra fleet remains unbeatable in its class competing head on with the similar capacity, although higher cost Boeing 737-300. At the larger end of the market our pair of 27-tonne TU 204 have proved solid and reliable and we have reacted to a number of our existing clients who required the flexible capacity of a smaller freighter that could integrate with their current systems and at a more economically attractive cost base than was previously available.'
Mr Ladkin said that plans called for five ATP in operation during 2006 and a nine aircraft fleet towards the end of 2007. For more information visit www.atlanticairlines.co.uk
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