FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC [AAWW] (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR,  4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) *See Remarks 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 7,311,376 I Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) Common Stock 1,094,914 I Footnotes (1) (5) (6) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC 555 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	*See Remarks
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE MANAGER, L.L.C. 555 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	*See Remarks

Signatures

Harbinger Holdings, LLC(+), By: /s/ Philip Falcone		03/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C.(+), By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member, By: /s/ Philip Falcone		03/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SECURITIES SET FORTH IN THIS REPORT ARE DIRECTLY BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY HMC ATLAS AIR, L.L.C. ("HMC ATLAS AIR") AND/OR HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. (THE "SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND") (COLLECTIVELY, THE "FUNDS"). ALL OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS REPORT DUE TO THEIR AFFILIATION WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUNDS.
(2)	These securities are owned by HMC Atlas Air.
(3)	These securities may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following: Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C. ("Harbinger Management"), the investment manager of HMC Atlas Air, Harbinger Holdings, LLC ("Harbinger Holdings"), the managing member of Harbinger Management and Philip Falcone, the managing member of Harbinger Holdings and the portfolio manager of the Master Fund. HMC Atlas Air and Philip Falcone previously reported their beneficial ownership on a Form 3 filed on March 11, 2008 and have made required Form 4 filings since that date.
(4)	Each entity or person listed in Footnotes 2 and 3 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such entity or person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(5)	These securities are owned by the Special Situations Fund.
(6)	These securities may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following: Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC ("HCPSS"), the general partner of the Special Situations Fund, Harbinger Holdings, the managing member of HCPSS and Philip Falcone, the portfolio manager of the Special Situations Fund. The Special Situations Fund and HCPSS previously reported their beneficial ownership on a Form 3 filed on November 24, 2008 and have made required Form 4 filings since that date.
(7)	Each entity or person listed in Footnotes 5 and 6 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such entity or person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: (+)  The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as  amended.  The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not  directly owned by the Reporting Persons.  This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are a  member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by the Reporting Persons.

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