EXHIBIT 4.1.42


                                                                  EXECUTION COPY
                                                           2000 EETC TRANSACTION

             AMENDMENT TO 2000 CLASS A PASS THROUGH TRUST SUPPLEMENT

      THIS AMENDMENT TO TRUST SUPPLEMENT NO. 2000-1-A is made as of the 27th day
of July, 2004 (this "AMENDMENT"), by and between ATLAS AIR, INC. (the "COMPANY")
and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY (the "TRUSTEE"),  as Trustee under the Pass Through
Trust  Agreement  dated as of January  28,  2000,  between  the  Company and the
Trustee with respect to the  formation  from to time of separate  Atlas Air Pass
Through Trusts (as amended from time to time, the "TRUST AGREEMENT").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

      The Company and the Trustee are parties to the Trust  Agreement and to the
supplements  thereto,  including  Trust  Supplement  No.  2000-1-A (the "CLASS A
SUPPLEMENT"),  pursuant to which  8.707%  Atlas Air Pass  Through  Certificates,
Series 2000-1A,  were issued.  As  contemplated  by the Restructure  Agreements,
dated as of July 27, 2004, among the Company,  the Trustee and the other parties
named therein (collectively,  the "RESTRUCTURE AGREEMENTS"), the Company and the
Trustee desire to enter into this Amendment.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  for good and  valuable  consideration,  the  receipt and
sufficiency  of which are  hereby  acknowledged,  the  parties  hereto  agree as
follows:

1. DEFINED TERMS.

      Capitalized  terms used and not  otherwise  defined  herein shall have the
same meanings  given to them in the Trust  Agreement or Class A  Supplement,  as
applicable.

2. AMENDMENTS TO CLASS A SUPPLEMENT.

      The Class A Supplement is amended as follows:

      (a) The following  Section 3.03 is added after Section 3.02 of the Class A
      Supplement:

            "Section 3.03 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LEASES AND INDENTURES.

                  (a) The Trustee and the Company acknowledge and agree that (i)
            each of the Leases other than the Lease with respect to the Aircraft
            bearing U.S.  registration  mark N409MC  ("AIRCRAFT  N409") has been
            amended by a certain amendment dated as of July 27, 2004 between the
            Owner  Trustee  named  therein  and the Company  (collectively,  the
            "Lease  Amendments"),  (ii) each of the  Indentures  other  than the
            Indenture  with  respect  to  Aircraft  N409 has been  amended  by a
            certain  supplement  dated as of July 27,  2004  between  the  Owner
            Trustee named therein and the Mortgagee named therein (collectively,
            the



            "Indenture  Supplements"),  and (iii) the Lease and  Indenture  with
            respect  to  Aircraft  N409  may  hereafter  be  amended  (any  such
            amendment  being  an  "N409  AMENDMENT").   As  of  the  Restructure
            Agreement  Execution  Date,  (x) all  references  herein  and,  with
            respect  to the  Applicable  Trust  created  hereby,  in  the  Basic
            Agreement  to the  Leases  shall  mean and  refer to the  Leases  as
            amended by the Lease  Amendments and as further amended from time to
            time  (including  without  limitation any N409  Amendment),  (y) all
            references  herein and, with respect to the Applicable Trust created
            hereby,  in the Basic  Agreement  to the  Indentures  shall mean and
            refer to the Indentures as amended by the Indenture  Supplements and
            as further amended from time to time (including  without  limitation
            any N409 Amendment),  and (z) all capitalized terms used herein and,
            with respect to the Applicable  Trust created  hereby,  in the Basic
            Agreement  without  definition  shall have the  respective  meanings
            specified in the Leases, as amended by the Lease Amendments,  and in
            the Indentures,  as amended by the Indenture Supplements,  and, with
            respect to Aircraft  N409, as amended by the N409  Amendments if and
            when such N409 Amendments are executed and take effect.

                  (b) The Trustee and the Company  agree that in addition to the
            duties and  responsibilities  of the  Trustee  hereunder  and,  with
            respect to the  Applicable  Trust  created  hereby,  under the Basic
            Agreement,  the  Trustee  shall also,  on and after the  Restructure
            Agreement   Execution   Date,   have  the   following   duties   and
            responsibilities:

                        (i) As promptly  as  practical  after,  and in any event
                  within 10 days after, the receipt by the Trustee from the Loan
                  Trustee of any notice regarding any  Enhancements  pursuant to
                  the Leases or the  Indentures,  the Trustee shall  transmit by
                  mail  to  the   Certificateholders   holding  Certificates  in
                  accordance  with Section 313(c) of the Trust  Indenture Act, a
                  copy of such notice.

                        (ii) As promptly as  practical  after,  and in any event
                  within 10 days after, the receipt by the Trustee from the Loan
                  Trustee  of a  request  by the  Company  to sell an  Owned  or
                  Controlled Aircraft as required pursuant to the Leases and the
                  Indentures  upon the  occurrence of a Sale Trigger Event for a
                  cash bid  realizing net cash proceeds of less than the Minimum
                  Sales  Price,  the  Trustee  shall  transmit  by  mail  to the
                  Applicable  Certificateholders holding Applicable Certificates
                  in accordance  with Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
                  a copy of such request. The Trustee shall follow the Direction
                  of  a  majority  in  interest  of  the  Fractional   Undivided
                  Interests of the Applicable  Certificates with respect to such
                  request. The Trustee shall not take any action with respect to
                  such request unless and until it receives such a Direction.

                        (iii) As promptly as practical  after,  and in any event
                  within 10 days after, the receipt by the Trustee of any report
                  from the Loan Trustee regarding  Consolidated  Adjusted EBITDA
                  pursuant to the Leases or the


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                  Indentures,   the  Trustee  shall  transmit  by  mail  to  the
                  Applicable  Certificateholders holding Applicable Certificates
                  in accordance  with Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act,
                  a copy of such report.

                        (iv) As promptly as  practical  after,  and in any event
                  within 10 days after, the receipt by the Trustee from the Loan
                  Trustee of a request by the  Company to amend,  supplement  or
                  waive any of the  provisions of the  Maintenance  Contracts or
                  enter into any additional Maintenance Contracts in replacement
                  (whether in partial  replacement or complete  replacement)  of
                  the  Maintenance  Contracts  pursuant  to  the  Leases  or the
                  Indentures,   the  Trustee  shall  transmit  by  mail  to  the
                  Applicable   Certificateholders  in  accordance  with  Section
                  313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, a copy of such request. The
                  Trustee  shall follow the  Direction of a majority in interest
                  of  the  Fractional  Undivided  Interests  of  the  Applicable
                  Certificates with respect to such request.

                        (v) As promptly as practical, and in any event within 10
                  days after,  the  receipt by the  Trustee of any  information,
                  report or certificate  obtained by the Consultant  pursuant to
                  the Leases or the  Indentures,  the Trustee shall  transmit by
                  mail to the Applicable  Certificateholders  in accordance with
                  Section 313(c) of the Trust  Indenture Act, a copy of any such
                  information, report or certificate.

                        (vi)  The  Trustee  shall  follow  the  Direction  of  a
                  majority in interest of the Fractional  Undivided Interests of
                  the Applicable Certificates with respect to the designation of
                  any  Special  Inspector  and with  respect  to any  inspection
                  pursuant  to the  Leases or the  Indentures.  As  promptly  as
                  practical  after,  and in any event within 10 days after,  the
                  receipt by the  Trustee of copies of any  Aircraft  Documents,
                  results of any inspection or any other information obtained by
                  the   Special   Inspector   pursuant  to  the  Leases  or  the
                  Indentures,   the  Trustee  shall  transmit  by  mail  to  the
                  Applicable   Certificateholders  in  accordance  with  Section
                  313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act, copies of any such Aircraft
                  Documents, results of inspection or other information.

                        (vii) As promptly as practical  after,  and in any event
                  within 10 days after, the receipt by the Trustee from the Loan
                  Trustee of a request by the  Company to replace a  Maintenance
                  Contractor  pursuant  to the  Leases  or the  Indentures,  the
                  Trustee   shall   transmit   by   mail   to   the   Applicable
                  Certificateholders  in accordance  with Section  313(c) of the
                  Trust  Indenture Act, a copy of such request and a copy of any
                  proposed  contract and assignment  with respect  thereto.  The
                  Trustee  shall follow the  Direction of a majority in interest
                  of   Fractional   Undivided   Interests   of  the   Applicable
                  Certificates  with  respect  to  such  request,  contract  and
                  assignment. The Trustee shall not take any action with respect
                  to such request,  contract or  assignment  unless and until it
                  receives such a Direction.


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                        (viii)  The  Trustee  shall  follow the  Direction  of a
                  majority in interest of Fractional  Undivided Interests of the
                  Applicable   Certificates  with  respect  to  any  choice  and
                  designation of a Consultant or a Special Inspector pursuant to
                  the Leases or the  Indentures.  The Trustee shall not take any
                  action with respect to any such choice or  designation  unless
                  and until it receives such a Direction.

3. MISCELLANEOUS.

      (a)   The Trustee  accepts the trusts created by the Trust  Agreement,  as
            supplemented by the Class A Supplement as amended by this Amendment,
            and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and  conditions of the
            Trust  Agreement,  as  supplemented  by the  Class A  Supplement  as
            amended by this Amendment.

      (b)   Except  to the  extent  that the  Class A  Supplement  is  expressly
            amended  by  this  Amendment,   the  Trust  Agreement  and  Class  A
            Supplement   shall   remain  in  full  force  and  effect,   without
            modification or amendment.

      (c)   This Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit
            of, the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of each of the
            parties hereto.

      (d)   This  Amendment  shall be governed by, and  construed in  accordance
            with, the laws of the State of New York.

      (e)   This  Amendment  may  be  executed  in two  counterparts  and by the
            parties  hereto  on  separate  counterparts,  each of which  when so
            executed  and  delivered  shall  be an  original,  but all of  which
            counterparts  taken  together  shall be deemed to constitute one and
            the same instrument.  A facsimile of an executed  counterpart  shall
            have the same effect as the original executed counterpart.

4. EFFECTIVENESS.

      This Amendment  shall take effect on the Effective Date (as defined in the
Restructure Agreement).

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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have caused this Trust Supplement
to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                    ATLAS AIR, INC.


                                    By: /s/ William C. Bradley
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                                    Name: William C. Bradley
                                    Title: Vice President & Treasurer


                                    WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
                                    AS TRUSTEE


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                         AMENDMENT TO 2000 CLASS A PASS THROUGH TRUST SUPPLEMENT



      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have caused this Trust Supplement
to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                    ATLAS AIR, INC.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
                                    AS TRUSTEE


                                    By: /s/ Anita E. Dallago
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                                    Name: Anita E. Dallago
                                    Title: Senior Financial Services Officer

                         AMENDMENT TO 2000 CLASS A PASS THROUGH TRUST SUPPLEMENT