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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 25, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)


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

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

2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York  10577 
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code) 
   
   
(914) 701-8000  
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Signatures
Exhibit Index

Item 8.01 Other Events

     On August 25, 2006, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded its Polar Air Cargo, Inc. subsidiary four additional weekly frequencies for U.S.-China air cargo service beginning March 25, 2007. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description 
99.1    Press Release of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., dated August 25, 2006. 

SIGNATURES

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

 

      Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
         
Dated: 
August 28, 2006 
  By:  /s/ John W. Dietrich 
      Name:  John W. Dietrich 
      Title:  Senior Vice President, General Counsel, 
        Secretary and Chief Human Resources 
        Officer 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 
 
Press Release of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. dated August 25, 2006