The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded two U.S. airline industry teams contract options worth $3.1B combined to provide short- and long-range charter services for Department of Defense clients.
The first group, known as the Federal Express Team, secured a $1.6B award that increases the value of a prior airlift services contract to $3.3B, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
In the same notice, the DoD said the second Patriot Team received a $1.4B modification to provide charter airlift support for the department. The award increases the original contract’s value to $2.9B.
Transcom will obligate fiscal 2021 transportation working capital funds for the two awards.
Both teams will perform work under the modification through Sept. 30, 2022.
The Federal Express Team includes:
- American Airlines
- Amerijet International
- Atlas Air (Nasdaq: AAWW)
- FedEx (NYSE: FDX)
- Polar Air Cargo Worldwide
- Eastern Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
The Patriot Team includes:
- ABX Air
- Air Transport International
- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU)
- Kalitta Air
- Northern Air Cargo
- Omni Air International
- United Airlines
- UPS (NYSE: UPS)
- Western Global Airlines
