UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JUNE 28, 2002

                       Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                      0-25732                     13-4146982
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                 (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


     2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York                      10577
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (914) 701-8000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


                                Atlas Air, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                      0-25732                    84-1207329
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                 (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)


     2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York                      10577
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      (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (914) 701-8000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



     This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Atlas Air Worldwide
Holdings, Inc. and Atlas Air, Inc. Information contained herein relating to any
individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its behalf. No registrant
makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant.



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

See Atlas Air, Inc.'s press release, issued on June 28, 2002, which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:

EXHIBIT NO.             DESCRIPTION

   99.1                 Atlas Air, Inc. press release, issued on June 28, 2002.



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                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                 ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.
                                 (Registrant)


Dated:  June 28, 2002            By: /s/ Douglas A. Carty
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                                     Name:   Douglas A. Carty
                                     Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer


                                 ATLAS AIR, INC.
                                 (Registrant)

Dated:  June 28, 2002            By: /s/ Douglas A. Carty
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                                     Name:   Douglas A. Carty
                                     Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer






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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX




EXHIBIT NO.                      DESCRIPTION
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  99.1        Atlas Air, Inc. press release, issued on June 28, 2002.




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