Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Wilmington, Ohio), the sister company of ABX Air and ATI, has announced it has signed a new agreement with Cargojet Airways (Hamilton, Ontario), Canada’s cargo airline, to lease two Boeing 767-200 ER freighters.

Cargojet currently dry-leases two Boeing 767-200 freighters from ATSG’s subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management Inc. (CAM) under long-term agreements. Cargojet has signed agreements to dry-lease an additional two Boeing 767-200 freighters from CAM, for up to three years. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered by the end of the second quarter, with the second aircraft delivering early in the third quarter.

Cargojet is currently in the process of a fleet renewal plan. Leasing these two additional 767-200 freighters is part of the company’s current growth strategy. The cargo airline is gearing up its fleet for the upcoming Canada Post/Purolator contract. The airline is also phasing out its Boeing 727 freighter fleet, one of the last operators of the trijet in North America.

Copyright Photo: Reinhard Zinabold/AirlinersGallery.com. Formerly operated by American Airlines, Boeing 767-223 (F) C-FMCJ (msn 22316) is pictured landing at the Hamilton base.

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