Atlas Air Worldwide Acquires 49% Stake in Air Atlanta
May 28, 2026
Atlas Air Worldwide (via Titan Aviation Holdings) signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire a 49% minority stake in Iceland-based Air Atlanta, an ACMI and aircraft management provider with operating platforms in Iceland and Malta. Atlas will also acquire Air Atlanta-owned aircraft and lease them back to Air Atlanta for continued operations, while Air Atlanta management retains a 51% controlling interest.
- Buyers
- Atlas Air Worldwide, Titan Aviation Holdings
- Targets
- Air Atlanta
- Sellers
- Air Atlanta’s current owners (not named in the provided sources)
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Iceland
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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