ATSG delivers dry-leased 767 freighter to Amerijet

By on Mar 4, 2010

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), has delivered the first of two Boeing 767 wide body freighters to Amerijet International

Operating throughout Miami and Central America, Amerijet has been a long-term ACMI customer of ABX Air, an ATSG cargo airline

Under the seven-year lease agreement, Amerijet will dry-lease two Boeing 767-232 special freighters from CAM The second leased freighter is scheduled for delivery to Amerijet this spring

Amerijet also holds options to lease three additional 767 freighters from CAM

Based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Amerijet operates Boeing 727-200 and 767-200 aircraft from its primary hub at Miami International Airport and provides airfreight services from Miami and throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean

According to Amerijet president & CEO David Bassett, the newly delivered freighter is the company's launch aircraft into wide body freighter operations