Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted second-quarter net income of $29.6 million, up 47.5% from the $20 million net profit reported in the year-ago quarter. Purchase, New York-based, Atlas Air Worldwide is parent company to Atlas Air and Titan Aviation Leasing, as well as majority owner of Polar Air Cargo.
At the 2014 half-year mark, global air freight markets registered a combined 4.1% increase in volume compared with the same period in 2013, according to IATA’s June air freight market analysis.
Bombardier booked 18 net orders for commercial aircraft in the three months ending June 30, a 48.6% drop-off from the 35 commercial aircraft net orders in the prior-year quarter, the company told analysts during its second-quarter earnings call.
