Atlas Air Traffic declines by 8.8% in November

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. reported preliminary system statistics and traffic results for November 2005 and for the 11-month period ended November 30, 2005. Total block-hour activity during November decreased 8.8% compared with the same month in 2004, while the average number of aircraft operated remained constant. Block hours operated in the ACMI segment decreased 16.3% year over year, while Military Charter segment hours increased 28.4% and Commercial Charter segment hours rose 2.6%. Within the Scheduled Service business segment, traffic (as measured by revenue ton miles