Air cargo transportation provider Air Transport Services Group Inc
(ATSG) (NASDAQ: ATSG) said on Tuesday that it is commencing new
wide-body freighter service for Qantas Freight between Australia and
New Zealand and for DHL between Europe and Africa.

Under a two-year agreement ATSG’s subsidiary Air Transport
International (ATI) will provide Qantas Freight with wide-body ACMI
(Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) services between Australia
and New Zealand, effective from 15 June 2009.

ATI will use its Boeing 767-200SF aircraft to operate overnight
wide-body freight service and capacity between Sydney, Auckland and
Christchurch for Qantas Freight on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays. ATI’s aircraft will also be available for charter work and
weekend rotations as required.

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