Thursday, September 29, 2005 --   Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) (OTC: AAWW.PK), a leading provider of global air cargo services, today reported preliminary system statistics and traffic results for August 2005 and for the eight-month period ended August 31, 2005.

Results for the reported periods reflect AAWW's active efforts to maximize profit and minimize risk by optimizing the allocation of available capacity among the Company's four service types in line with prevailing business opportunities and market conditions.

Total block-hour activity during August increased 10.2% compared with the same month in 2004, while the average number of aircraft operated increased 6.5%.

Block hours operated in the ACMI segment increased 26.2% year over year, while Military Charter segment hours increased 28.3% and Commercial Charter segment hours rose 65.1%. Within the Scheduled Service business segment, traffic (as measured by revenue ton miles “RTM's”) decreased 22.2% year over year, while capacity (as measured by available ton miles “ATM's”) decreased 21.9% year over year, resulting in a load factor of 65.5% in August compared with 65.7% in August 2004.

During August, AAWW operated an average of 39.0 widebody 747 aircraft compared with an average of 36.6 in August 2004.

Total block-hour activity for the eight months ended August 31, 2005, increased 8.7% versus the eight months ended August 31, 2004, while the average number of aircraft operated rose 4.2%.

Block hours operated in the ACMI segment rose 34.3% during the first eight months of 2005, while Military Charter segment hours increased 26.1% and Commercial Charter segment hours grew 76.4%. Within the Scheduled Service business segment, traffic decreased 27.7% (in RTM terms) versus the eight months ended August 31, 2004, and capacity (in ATM's) decreased 30.7%, resulting in an increased load factor of 65.2% for the 2005 period compared with 62.4% for the 2004 period.

For the eight months ended August 31, 2005, AAWW operated an average of 39.1 widebody 747 aircraft versus an average of 37.5 aircraft in the first eight months of 2004.

The preliminary system statistics and traffic results tables that follow do not constitute financial statements, were not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and do not contain all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles or by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any other prescribed form or format. AAWW cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in these statistics and results, which may be adjusted from time to time.

These statistics and results, which have not been audited, may not be indicative of AAWW's financial statements in reports that would be required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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About Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

AAWW is the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas) and Polar Air Cargo, Inc. (Polar), which together operate the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747 freighter aircraft.

AAWW, through its principal subsidiaries Atlas and Polar, offers scheduled air cargo service, cargo charters, military charters, and ACMI aircraft leasing in which customers receive a dedicated aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance on a long-term lease basis.

AAWW's press releases, SEC filings and other information may be accessed through the Company's home page, www.atlasair.com.

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect AAWW's current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the operations an