Editing Atlas Air (section)

== Accidents and incidents ==
* January 24, 2005: Atlas Air Flight 8995, a Boeing 747-212BSF, [[aircraft registration]] N808MC, [[runway excursion|overran the runway]] at [[Düsseldorf Airport]] due to poor braking action caused by unexpectedly heavy snow accumulation from an ongoing snowstorm. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050124-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-212BSF N808MC Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref>
* July 23, 2006: [[2006 O'Hare Airport runway incursion|Atlas Air Flight 6972]]: a [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-47UF]], N418MC, involved in a [[runway incursion]] with [[United Airlines]] Flight 1015, a [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-322]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Serious incident Boeing 737-322 N315UA, Sunday 23 July 2006 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/370284 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* February 2, 2008: Cargo aboard an Atlas Air Boeing 747-2D7B, N527MC, broke loose on takeoff from [[Lome Airport]] and penetrated the bulkhead, causing severe structural damage. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080202-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-2D7B N527MC Lome Airport (LFW)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref>
* February 2010: The cover of part of the [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]] on an Atlas Air Boeing 747 detached from the aircraft during landing in Miami, Florida. On May 17, 2010, a similar incident occurred when part of the inboard flaps on the right wing of an Atlas 747 separated from the aircraft. In May, alleging improper maintenance practices, the US [[Federal Aviation Administration]] proposed a fine of roughly {{Currency|500000|US}} against the airline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/19/342191/miami-flight-signals-more-mechanical-issues-for-atlas.html|title=Miami flight signals more mechanical issues for Atlas Air|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=May 19, 2010|access-date=May 19, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100523101614/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/19/342191/miami-flight-signals-more-mechanical-issues-for-atlas.html| archive-date= May 23, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* February 23, 2019: [[Atlas Air Flight 3591]], a Boeing 767-375ER(BCF), N1217A, crashed into [[Trinity Bay (Texas)|Trinity Bay]] near Houston on approach to [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]], killing both pilots and the single passenger, a commuting pilot from another airline. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) attributed the crash to pilot error and [[spatial disorientation]]; the NTSB also found that both pilots had experienced significant training difficulties and criticized Atlas Air's hiring practices.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 14, 2020|title=Rapid Descent and Crash into Water, Atlas Air Inc. Flight 3591, Boeing 767-375BCF, N1217A, Trinity Bay, Texas, February 23, 2019|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR2002.pdf|access-date=August 6, 2020|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|id=NTSB/AAR-20/02}}</ref>
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