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EX-10.4

 

	 	 	 	 	 

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION COPY

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

          INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 28, 2007 (this “Agreement”), made by and among
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AAWW”), Polar Air Cargo
Worldwide, Inc. (f/k/a Airline Acquisition Corp I), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Investor”; and together
with the AAWW and the Company, the “Parties”).

SECTION 1. Defined Terms

     1.1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

     (b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:

          “Agreement” means this Indemnity Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.

          “AAWW” is defined in the Preamble.

          “AAWW Working Capital Facility” means that certain working capital facility of the
Company funded by AAWW in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.

          “BSA Tax Costs” is defined in Section 6.1.2(c).

          “Company” is defined in the Preamble.

          “Company Obligations” means the collective reference to all obligations and
Liabilities of:

	 	a.	 	the Company for (1) costs of preparing the Preliminary
Closing Statement of Net Working Capital as described in Section
2.6.1 of the Purchase Agreement and (2) any remaining fees and
disbursements due to the Auditor in connection with a Dispute regarding the
Preliminary Closing Statement of Net Working Capital once the Investor has
paid for its allocable portion pursuant to Section 2.6.3(c) of the
Purchase Agreement;
	 
	 	b.	 	the Company and the Company Affiliates to pay any
brokerage or finder’s fee in connection with the Contemplated Transactions,
including any brokerage or finder’s fee pursuant to the agreements and
arrangements listed in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule;
	 
	 	c.	 	the Company to pay all costs and expenses directly
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	 	 	 	(b) the subject matter of Section 6 hereof or which
are specifically allocated to or indemnified by a Person pursuant to any of
the Transaction Documents) in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the
Transaction Documents and the Contemplated Transactions through the Closing
Date); and
	 
	 	d.	 	the Company to indemnify and hold harmless the Investor
Indemnified Persons for any and all Losses incurred by such Investor
Indemnified Persons or any of them as a result of or arising out of certain
events specified in Section 8.1 of the Purchase Agreement, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, including
Section 8.3, Section 8.4, Section 8.5 and
Section 8.6 thereof.

          “Company RD Losses” is defined in Section 6.1.2(a).

          “Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution Agreement dated as of the
Closing Date from AAWW to the Company.

          “Controlled Affiliate” means an Affiliate of a Party with respect to which such Party
exercises (directly or through Affiliates, which are themselves controlled) either (i) a majority
of such Affiliate’s voting power or (ii) actual control of such Affiliate.

          “Dividend Note” is defined in Section 6.1.1.

          “Funding Request” is defined in Section 5.2.1.

          “Investor” is defined in the Preamble.

          “Investor Obligations” means the collective reference to all obligations and
Liabilities of the Investor under the Purchase Agreement.

          “Parties” is defined in the Preamble.

          “Polar” means Polar Air Cargo LLC.

          “Polar Obligations” means the obligation of Polar to indemnify the Company under
Section 6.1.1 of the Asset Conveyance Agreement.

          “Pre-Closing Tax Period” means all taxable periods ending on or before the
Closing Date and the portion through the end of the Closing Date of any taxable period that
includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date.

          “Purchase Agreement” is defined as that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
November 28, 2006 between the Company and the Investor, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.

          “Refundable Deposit” is defined in Section 5.2.1.

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          “Related Proceeding” is defined in Section 7.10.

          “Tax Costs” is defined in Section 6.1.2(a).

     1.2. Rules of Construction. Except as otherwise explicitly specified to the contrary,
(i) references to a Section, Sub-section, Exhibit or Schedule means a Section, Sub-section, Exhibit
or Schedule to this Agreement, unless another agreement is specified, (ii) the words “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of
this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof, (iii) the word “including” will be construed
as “including without limitation,” (iv) the words “party” and “parties” shall refer to AAWW, the
Company and the Investor, (v) definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined, and references to the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall
include each other gender, (vi) accounting terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are
used herein as defined by GAAP in effect as of the date hereof, consistently applied, (vii)
references to any Applicable Law, a particular statute or regulation include all rules and
regulations thereunder and any successor statute, rules or regulation, in each case as amended and
from time to time in effect unless otherwise expressly specified, (viii) references to “$” or
dollars are to United States currency and (ix) references to a particular Person include such
Person’s successors and assigns to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement.

SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     2.1. AAWW Representations and Warranties. AAWW hereby represents and warrants to the
Company and the Investor on and as of the date hereof that (a) AAWW is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) the
execution, delivery and performance by AAWW of this Agreement are within its corporate powers, have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) its charter or
by-laws or (ii) any Applicable Law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it and
(c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by AAWW and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of AAWW, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general
equitable principles.

     2.2. Company Representation and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to AAWW and the Investor on and as of the date hereof that (a) the Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement are
within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do
not contravene (i) its charter or by-laws or (ii) any Applicable Law or any contractual restriction
binding on or affecting it and (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

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     2.3. Investor Representation and Warranties. The Investor hereby represents and
warrants to AAWW and the Company on and as of the date hereof that (a) the Investor is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Ohio, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement are within its
corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not
contravene (i) its charter or by-laws or (ii) any Applicable Law or any contractual restriction
binding on or affecting it and (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Investor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

SECTION 3. INDEMNITY OF COMPANY OBLIGATIONS

     3.1. Indemnity of Obligations. Effective as of the date hereof, AAWW will indemnify
and hold harmless (i) the Investor and the Company from, against and in respect of any and all
Losses incurred by the Investor or the Company as a result of or arising out of the Company
Obligations and (ii) the Company from, against and in respect of any and all Losses incurred by the
Company as a result of or arising out of the Polar Obligations.

     3.2. Investor Obligations Unaffected. The provisions of Section 3.1 shall not
be construed to defeat, impair or limit in any way any rights or remedies of the Company (or any
other Company Indemnified Person, as applicable) may have against the Investor under the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the Investor Obligations nor shall the Investor in any way be deemed to
have been released from the Investor Obligations.

SECTION 4. COVENANTS

     4.1. Transaction Documents. AAWW hereby agrees to take all reasonable actions as the
parent of its Affiliates to cause the Affiliates (other than the Company) to perform their
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are a party and to cause the Company to
perform its obligations under the Blocked Space Agreement (other than with respect to the
Liquidated Damages and any Gap Period Damages, each defined therein), in each case in accordance in
all material respects with the terms thereof, in each case from and after the BSA Commencement
Date.

     4.2. Net Working Capital Covenant. AAWW hereby agrees to provide such assistance and
cooperation to the Company in the preparation of the Preliminary Closing Statement of Net Working
Capital as is reasonably necessary to permit the Company to perform its obligations under
Section 2.6 of the Purchase Agreement.

     4.3. Confidentiality. The Parties agree that (except as provided herein or in the
Purchase Agreement or contemplated hereby or thereby) the fact of, and the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall not be disclosed by such Party or
its Affiliates to any third party without the prior consent of the other Parties, except to the
extent that such disclosure is required by Applicable Law (including any regulatory filings made
with any Governmental Entity) in which case the Party (or its Affiliates) required to make the
disclosure shall allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on such disclosure and/or

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seek a protective order or other appropriate relief (with the reasonable cooperation of all Parties and
their Affiliates) in advance of such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party and its
representatives and Affiliates may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind,
the tax treatment, tax strategies and tax structure of the transactions contemplated herein and all
materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such Parties
and their representatives and Affiliates relating to such tax treatment, tax strategies and tax
structure.

     4.4. Non-Compete. From the BSA Commencement Date, AAWW agrees that prior to the
earlier to occur of the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date or the termination of the Blocked
Space Agreement, without the prior written approval of the Investor, which will not be unreasonably
withheld, AAWW will not, and will cause its Controlled Affiliates not to (a) provide, directly or
indirectly, to any Person scheduled airport-to-airport cargo transportation services on the Core
Routes other than through the Company, (b) apply for any Permit that, if granted, would permit AAWW
or any such Controlled Affiliate (other than the Company) to operate for itself scheduled
airport-to-airport transportation services over the Core Routes, (c) utilize the Core Routes for
the conduct of any business other than the business conducted directly by the Company or (d) permit
the Company to sell, assign or otherwise transfer the Core Routes or any interest or rights therein
to any Person; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of
AAWW and its Controlled Affiliates to (i) own, either directly or indirectly, individually or
jointly, up to fifteen percent (15%) of the equity interests of any Person (other than the Company)
that provides scheduled airport-to-airport cargo transportation services over the Core Routes, (ii)
operate charters on the Core Routes, or (iii) provide charter, ACMI wet lease or other ACMI
services on the Core Routes (including providing ACMI or such related services to any Person
providing scheduled airport-to-airport cargo transportation services on the Core Routes) so long
as, in the case of each of the clauses (i)-(iii), AAWW or such Controlled Affiliate does not bear
commercial risk based upon the capacity utilized on the related flight, but rather is compensated
on a per flight or hourly basis.

     4.5. Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when requested by any Party to
this Agreement, each other Party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered,
all such documents and instruments, and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such
further or other actions, as such other Party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions and the transactions contemplated in the Transaction
Documents.

SECTION 5. INVESTOR FUNDING OBLIGATIONS

     5.1. Working Capital Funding Obligations Following the BSA Commencement Date. From
and after the BSA Commencement Date and continuing through the term of the Blocked Service
Agreement, the Investor will fund the Company’s working capital requirements (including amounts
required to repay any balance under the AAWW Working Capital Facility outstanding as of the BSA
Commencement Date) relating to services to which the Investor is entitled to have performed under
the Blocked Space Agreement or services which generate revenue that reduces the Net Cost of the
Core Network (defined therein).

     5.2. Funding of a Refundable Deposit.

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          5.2.1. If the Company requests, which request may be provided by the Company at the Company’s
election beginning thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the Investor shall, not later than two
(2) business days following such request (a “Funding Request”) by the Company, make (or
cause to be made) an advance by wire transfer of immediately available funds (to an account
designated by the Company provided in such Funding Request) in the amount of a $30 million
refundable deposit (the “Refundable Deposit”).

          5.2.2. Use of the Refundable Deposit. The Company may use any or all of the
Refundable Deposit for any or all of the following purposes:

     (a) to distribute to AAWW (i) an amount up to the amount of any positive Net Working
Capital (as determined in accordance with Section 2.6 of the Purchase Agreement),
(ii) any payments in respect of the Dividend Note or (iii) any other non-pro rata dividend
or distribution to the holder of Class A Common Stock allowed under Section 4.2.11 of the
Company Charter;

     (b) to repay any outstanding advances as of the date of such Refundable Deposit under
the AAWW Working Capital Facility; or

     (c) to fund any working capital requirements as necessary to conduct the Company’s
business prior to the BSA Commencement Date;

provided, however, the Refundable Deposit may not be applied to satisfy any
obligations of the Investor under any other agreements between the Investor and the Company.

          5.2.3. Interest Earned. Any interest earned on the Refundable Deposit will be for the
account of the Company.

          5.2.4. Refund of the Refundable Deposit. The Refundable Deposit will become
refundable to the Investor upon the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) day following
the BSA Commencement Date and (b) January 31, 2009.

          5.2.5. Tax Treatment of the Refundable Deposit.

     (a) Each of the Company and the Investor acknowledges that it is intended that the
Refundable Deposit be treated as a nontaxable deposit or loan for income tax purposes and
agrees to treat the Refundable Deposit for all income tax purposes accordingly. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Company agrees to accrue imputed interest deductions on
the Refundable Deposit and the Investor agrees to accrue a corresponding amount of imputed
interest income.

     (b) In the event that a taxing authority takes the position in a tax audit or similar
proceeding involving AAWW or its affiliates that the Refundable Deposit should have been
treated as taxable income of the Company rather than as a nontaxable deposit or loan for
income tax purposes, and to the extent that the Investor has complied and continues to
comply with its payment obligations pursuant to Section 6.1.2(b) herein, AAWW and
its affiliates shall: (i) use reasonable efforts to defend the position in such proceeding
that the Refundable Deposit was properly treated as a nontaxable deposit or loan for income
tax purposes; (ii) at the reasonable request of Investor, contest any challenge of its
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(including through judicial proceedings);
(iii) not settle or compromise any such proceeding without the consent of the Investor,
which consent may not be unreasonably withheld; and (iv) keep the Investor reasonably
informed of the status of such proceedings to the extent such proceeding relates to the tax
treatment of the Refundable Deposit. The Investor shall bear all costs and expenses
(including legal fees) for any such contest that AAWW would not have otherwise pursued.

SECTION 6. TAX INDEMNIFICATION

     6.1. Tax Indemnity.

          6.1.1. Indemnification of the Company and the Investor by AAWW. AAWW hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and the Company from and against any Losses attributable
to all Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) (i) of the Company or Polar for the Pre-Closing Tax
Period, (ii) of the Company directly attributable to the dividend of the $102 million note by the
Company to AAWW (the “Dividend Note”), the Polar Conversion, the conveyance by Polar to
Atlas Air of certain assets and liabilities of Polar prior to or on the Closing, the Asset
Conveyance, the Polar Distribution, the Polar Note Assumption, capital contributions by AAWW to the
Company pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, and payments by the Company to AAWW under the
Dividend Note or as non pro rata dividends made solely with respect to the Class A Common Stock,
(iii) of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group of which the Company
or Polar was a member on or
prior to the Closing Date, including pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or any
analogous or similar state, local or foreign law or regulation, and (iv) of any Person (other than
the Company and Polar) imposed on the Company as a transferee, successor, or by contract (other
than commercial contracts, such as leases or customer contracts) in respect of a transaction
occurring or contract entered into on or prior to the Closing; provided, however,
that AAWW will not be liable for any Losses under this Section 6.1.1 to the extent such
Losses are attributable to the Refundable Deposit. To the extent there are any Losses of the
Company in a Post-Closing Tax Period directly attributable to any change of an accounting method
for Tax purposes or change in a Tax election with regard to the Company, Polar, the Business or the
Assets, which such change is made on or after July 1, 2006 and is effective for periods prior to
the Closing, AAWW shall indemnify and hold the Company and/or the Investor harmless against any
such Losses.

          6.1.2. Indemnification by the Investor.

               (a) Tax Liabilities of the Company Attributable to Reclassification of the
Refundable Deposit. The Investor hereby agrees to advance amounts to the Company equal
to any liability for incremental Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) and associated costs
and expenses (“Tax Costs”) of the Company to the extent that such incremental Tax
Costs are attributable to the recharacterization of the Refundable Deposit as income of the
Company rather than a nontaxable deposit or loan (such incremental Tax Costs, the
“Company RD Losses”). The incremental Tax Costs will be calculated on a “with and
without basis” by comparing the cash Tax Costs of the Company if the Refundable Deposit had
not been recharacterized with the cash Tax Costs of the Company taking into account the
fact that the Refundable Deposit has been recharacterized. Such advances shall be made
promptly following any determination that such

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incremental Tax Costs have been incurred and
shall be repaid to the Investor only as and to the extent contemplated by the last sentence
of this Section 6.1.2(a). For the avoidance of doubt, the loss by the Company of
the imputed interest deductions that would have been available had the Refundable Deposit
been characterized as a nontaxable deposit or loan shall not be taken into account in
determining Company RD Losses, but any interest and penalties attributable to any
under-reporting of taxable income by reason of claiming a deduction for the related imputed
interest deductions shall be included in determining Company RD Losses. To the extent the
Company actually realizes a cash Tax savings in a year following the realization of
incremental Tax costs for which the Investor advanced amounts to the Company pursuant to
this Section 6.1.2(a), and such cash Tax savings correlates to the relevant
incremental cash Tax costs in the earlier year (e.g., because the recharacterization
resulted in an acceleration of income), the Company shall repay to the Investor, with
reasonable promptness following the date upon which the Company actually realizes such cash
Tax savings, the advances made under this Section 6.1.2(a) up to an amount equal to
the amount of such cash Tax savings.

               (b) Tax Liabilities of AAWW Attributable to Reclassification of the Refundable
Deposit. The Investor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless AAWW and its
affiliates from and against any Losses attributable to Taxes (or the non-payment thereof)
of AAWW and its affiliates (other than the Company) to the extent that such Taxes are
attributable to the recharacterization of the Refundable Deposit as income of the Company
realized at a time the Company is a member of AAWW’s consolidated group and taken into
account on AAWW’s consolidated and combined income tax returns rather than as a nontaxable
deposit or loan. For purposes of this Section 6.1.2(b), the use by AAWW or its
affiliates of any net operating losses to offset income resulting from the
recharacterization of the Refundable Deposit shall not be taken into account in determining
Losses (for example, incremental Tax attributable to incremental income resulting from the
recharacterization shall be calculated as if there were no net operating losses available
to offset such incremental income).

               (c) Tax Liabilities Attributable to Working Capital Funding After the BSA
Commencement Date. The Investor hereby agrees to advance amounts to the Company equal
to any liability for incremental Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) and associated costs
and expenses (“BSA Tax Costs”) of the Company to the extent that such incremental
BSA Tax Costs are attributable to the fact that working capital requirements of the Company
following the BSA Commencement Date are funded through payments (including advance
payments) under the Blocked Space Agreement rather than through a working capital facility
similar to the AAWW Working Capital Facility. The incremental BSA Tax Costs will be
calculated on a “with and without basis” by comparing the cash BSA Tax Costs of the Company
if the working capital requirements had been funded through a working capital facility
similar to the AAWW Working Capital Facility to the cash BSA Tax Costs given that working
capital requirements are funded through payments under the Blocked Space Agreement. Such
advances shall be made promptly following any determination that such incremental BSA Tax
Costs have been incurred and shall be repaid to the Investor only as and to the extent
contemplated by the last sentence of this Section 6.1.2(c). To the extent the
Company actually realizes a cash Tax savings in a year following the realization of
incremental BSA Tax Costs for which the Investor advanced amounts to the Company pursuant
to this Section 6.1.2(c), and such cash Tax savings correlates to the relevant
incremental cash Tax costs in the earlier year (e.g., because the working capital funding
mechanism resulted in an acceleration of taxable income), the Company shall repay to

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the Investor, with reasonable promptness following the date upon which the Company actually
realizes such cash Tax savings, the advances made under this Section 6.1.2(c) up to
an amount equal to the amount of such cash Tax savings.

SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS

     7.1. Amendments and Waivers in Writing. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, in the case of an
amendment, by all of the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the
waiver is to be effective.

     7.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications
required or permitted to be delivered, given or otherwise provided under this Agreement must be in
writing (unless otherwise provided herein) and must be delivered, given or otherwise provided:

     (a) by hand (in which case, it will be effective upon delivery);

     (b) by facsimile (in which case, it will be effective upon receipt of confirmation of
good transmission); or

     (c) by overnight delivery by an internationally recognized courier service (in which
case, it will be effective on the Business Day after being deposited with such courier
service);

in each case, to the address (or facsimile number) listed below:

If to AAWW, to:

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

2000 Westchester Avenue

Purchase, NY 10577-2543

Facsimile number: (914) 701-8333

Attention:       Adam R. Kokas, Esq., Senior Vice President,

                          General Counsel and Secretary

and with a copy to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

One International Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Facsimile number: (617) 951-7050

Attention: Hemmie Chang, Esq.

If to the Company, to:

Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.

c/o Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc

2000 Westchester Avenue

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Purchase, NY 10577-2543

Facsimile number: (914) 701-8333

Attention:       Adam R. Kokas, Esq., Senior Vice President,

                         General Counsel and Secretary

and with a copy to:

DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc.

1200 South Pine Island Road

Plantation, Florida 33324

Facsimile number: (954) 888-7159

Attention: General Counsel

If to the Investor, to:

DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc.

1200 South Pine Island Road

Plantation, Florida 33324

Facsimile number: (954) 888-7159

Attention: General Counsel

  Each Party may specify different address or facsimile number by giving notice in accordance
with this Section 7.2 to the other Parties hereto.

     7.3. No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise, nor
any delay in exercising, on the part of a Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
power or privilege. A waiver by a Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall
not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such Party would otherwise have on any
future occasion.

     7.4. Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiary. Subject to the immediately
following sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, each of which such successors and
permitted assigns will be deemed to be a party hereto for all purposes hereof. No Party may
assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties, except that the
Investor shall be entitled to assign and transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder
to another entity (or entities) that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG (a
corporation organized under the laws of Germany) that is able to perform the terms and conditions
of the Investor hereunder as long as the transferee’s obligations under the Agreement continue to
be fully guaranteed by the DP Guarantee. Except as expressly provided in this Section 7.4,
this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assignees
and nothing herein expressed or implied will give or be construed to give any Person, other than
the Parties and such successors and assignees, any legal or equitable rights hereunder.

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     7.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute but one and the same
instrument. This Agreement will become effective when duly executed by each Party.
Facsimile execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be legal, valid and binding execution
and delivery for all purposes. Facsimile or other electronic execution and delivery of this
Agreement shall be legal, valid and binding execution and delivery for all purposes.

     7.6. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or
unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability
of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending
term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. In the event that any
provision hereof would, under Applicable Law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, each
Party intends that such provision will be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid
and Enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, Applicable Law.

     7.7. Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into
consideration in the interpretation hereof.

     7.8. Integration. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by any of the Parties relative to subject matter hereof and thereof
not expressly set forth or referred to herein.

     7.9. Continuing Effect. Except for the Assignment and Assumption, the Purchase
Agreement shall continue to be and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms. This Agreement shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Purchase
Agreement not expressly referred to herein and shall not be construed as an amendment, waiver or
consent to any action on the part of AAWW or the Company that would require an amendment, waiver or
consent of the Investor except as expressly stated herein.

     7.10. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each Party irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the purposes of any Action arising out of or
relating in any way whatsoever (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) to this Agreement (the
“Related Proceeding”). Each Party agrees to commence any such Related Proceeding in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or if such Related Proceeding
may not be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, then in the Supreme Court of the State
of New York, New York County. Each Party further agrees that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in
Section 7.2 shall be effective service of process in New York with respect to any matters
to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 7.10. Each Party irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in any New
York Court, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to
plead or claim in any such New York Court that any such Related Proceeding brought in any such New
York Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY RELATED PROCEEDING.

     7.11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES AND ALL ACTIONS
ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     7.12. Acknowledgements. The Parties hereby acknowledges that it has been advised by
counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows ]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Indemnity Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ William J. Flynn	 
	 	 	Name:  	William J. Flynn 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ William J. Flynn	 
	 	 	Name:  	William J. Flynn 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	DHL NETWORK OPERATIONS (USA), INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jon E. Olin	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jon E. Olin	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President
General Counsel and
Secretary	 
	 

[Signature Page to Indemnity Agreement]EX-10.5

 

Exhibit 10.5

[*] = Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a Confidential Treatment Request.
An unredacted version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.

EXECUTION COPY

ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.

2000 Westchester Avenue

Purchase, New York 10577

June 28, 2007

Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.

2000 Westchester Avenue

Purchase, New York 10577

Re: Contribution Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     1. Contribution Obligations.

          (a) Net Working Capital Contribution. Pursuant to Section 2.6.5 of the Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2006 (as in effect on the date hereof, the
“Purchase Agreement;” terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in
the Purchase Agreement) by and between Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. (f/k/a/ Airline Acquisition
Corp I), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and DHL Network Operations (USA), Inc., an
Ohio corporation (the “Investor”), the Company may be required to make a payment to the
Investor in the amount equal to the negative Net Working Capital amount (the “Net Working
Capital Payment Obligation”). Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“AAWW”), hereby agrees that, in the event that the Net Working Capital as of and at the
Closing Date and as reflected in the Financial Statement of Net Working Capital is determined to be
less than zero ($0), AAWW will make a capital contribution to the Company in the amount of the Net
Working Capital Payment Obligation so as to cause the Company to have available sufficient liquid
assets to meet punctually its payment obligations to the Investor in full when the Net Working
Capital Payment Obligation becomes due pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

          (b) AAWW Working Capital Facility. From the Closing Date until such date, if any,
that the Company receives the Refundable Deposit (as defined in the Indemnity Agreement, defined
below) from the Investor upon request by the Company to the Investor in accordance with that
certain Indemnity Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among AAWW, the Company and the
Investor (the “Indemnity Agreement”), AAWW shall provide the Company with access to working
capital funds on a daily basis (the “AAWW Working Capital Facility”). Such funds under the
AAWW Working Capital Facility will be made available to the Company on an interest-free basis. The
Company may repay any and all amounts due under the AAWW Working Capital Facility at any time from
time to time after the date hereof and prior to the Termination Date; provided,
however, the Company shall, promptly following the date (if any) on which the Company
receives the Refundable Deposit, prepay any amounts outstanding under the AAWW Working Capital
Facility to the extent of the Available Cash (with the “Available Cash” determined after
reduction for any cash used to make non-pro rata distributions or dividends to Class A Common Stock
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Capital amount payable by the Investor to the Company under Section 2.6.5 of the
Purchase Agreement) if any such cash distributions or dividends are made, regardless of whether
such cash was provided through Company operations, the Refundable Deposit, or other cash payments
(including advance payments under the Blocked Space Agreement) made by the Investor in accordance
with the Purchase Agreement or otherwise. Following any such date, to the extent that the
Company’s working capital requirements exceed the available funds in the Company’s accounts
(including amounts attributable to the Refundable Deposit), AAWW shall continue to provide the
Company with access to working capital funds on an interest-free basis pursuant to the AAWW Working
Capital Facility. This AAWW Working Capital Facility will expire on the BSA Commencement Date and
any outstanding amounts thereunder shall become immediately due and payable to AAWW within five (5)
days of the BSA Commencement Date (the “Termination Date”).

          (c) P&L True-Up Contribution. Until the earlier of (i) October 31, 2008 and (ii) the
BSA Commencement Date, no later than ten (10) days after the end of the applicable True-Up Period
(defined below), the Company shall provide written notice (“Notice”) to AAWW of the
Company’s estimates of the amount by which, (i) the Net Operating Loss (if any) of the Company for
the applicable True-Up Period, exceeds the Operating Loss Target for such True-Up Period (the
“Excess Loss”); (ii) the Net Operating Loss (if any) of the Company for such True-Up
Period is less than the Operating Loss Target for such True-Up Period (the “Recovered
Loss”) or (iii) the Net Operating Profit (if any) of the Company for such True-Up Period
exceeds the Operating Loss Target for such True-Up Period (the “Excess Profit”). For
illustrative purposes, see examples on Exhibit B. The Company shall attach to such Notice
drafts of financial statements of the Company for such True-Up Period, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (applied consistently with past practice) and the
applicable provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Investor, AAWW and the Company.

     i. In the event that there is an estimated Excess Loss, within five (5) days of receipt
of the Notice, AAWW will make a cash capital contribution to the Company in the amount equal
to such estimated Excess Loss.

     ii. In the event that there is an estimated Recovered Loss, such amount shall be
available as an amount that may be declared and paid by the Company as a non pro rata cash
dividend or distribution with respect to the Class A Common Stock. In the event that there
is an estimated Excess Profit, such amount shall be reduced by the product of (a) 40% and
(b) the estimated Excess Profit, if the Operating Loss Target is zero, or the estimated Net
Operating Profit, if the Operating Loss Target is negative, (the amount by which such Excess
Profit is reduced being the assumed amount of Taxes that will be owed with respect to such
Excess Profit (or Net Operating Profit) (the “Assumed Taxes”)), and the reduced
amount (the estimated “Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit”) shall be available as an
amount that may be declared and paid by the Company as a non pro rata cash dividend or
distribution with respect to Class A Common Stock.

     iii. The financial statements referred to in Section 1(c) will be subject to
audit by the Auditor (defined in the Stockholder Agreement) as of the end of each True-Up
Period. The cost of the audit shall be borne equally by AAWW and the Investor. Following
the audit, Excess Loss, Recovered Loss, Excess Profit and Assumed After-Tax

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Excess Profit shall be recalculated taking into account any audit adjustments. If
actual Excess Loss based on such audit differs from originally estimated Excess Loss, then
any excess of actual Excess Loss over originally estimated Excess Loss shall be contributed
by AAWW, or any excess of originally estimated Excess Loss over actual Excess Loss, shall be
returned by the Company to AAWW, within five (5) days of completion of the audit. If non
pro rata dividends or distributions relating to estimated Recovered Loss have been paid on
the Class A Common Stock, and actual Recovered Loss based on such audit differs from
originally estimated Recovered Loss, then any excess of actual Recovered Loss over estimated
Recovered Loss shall be available to be declared and paid as an additional non pro rata cash
dividend or distribution on the Class A Common Stock, and any excess of estimated Recovered
Loss over actual Recovered Loss shall be returned by AAWW to the Company. If non pro rata
dividends or distributions relating to estimated Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit have been
paid on the Class A Common Stock, and actual Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit based on such
audit differs from originally estimated Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit, then any excess of
actual Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit over estimated Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit shall
be available to be declared and paid as an additional non pro rata cash dividend or
distribution on Class A Common Stock, and any excess of estimated Assumed After-Tax Excess
Profit over actual Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit shall be returned by AAWW to the Company.
To the extent that non pro rata dividends or distributions relating to estimated Assumed
After-Tax Excess Profit or estimated Recovered Loss have not been paid on the Class A Common
Stock, the amount available for declaration and payment of non pro rata cash dividends or
distributions on the Class A Common Stock shall be based on actual Recovered Loss or actual
Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit based on such audit rather than on estimated Recovered Loss
or estimated Assumed After-Tax Excess Profit.

     iv. To the extent the Company actually pays less cash Taxes with respect to Excess
Profit (or Net Operating Profit, if the Operating Loss Target is negative) than the Assumed
Taxes with respect to such Excess Profit (or Net Operating Profit), following the date on
which the relevant Tax Return with respect to such Excess Profit (or Net Operating Profit)
is filed, an amount up to the amount of 100% of the excess of the Assumed Taxes over the
actual Taxes paid (“Excess Assumed Taxes”) shall be available as an amount that may
be declared and paid by the Company as a non pro rata cash dividend or distribution with
respect to the Class A Common Stock. In addition, as and when the Company actually realizes
a cash Tax savings associated with an Excess Loss, an amount equal to such Tax savings
(“Excess Loss Savings”) shall be available as an amount that may be declared and
paid by the Company as a non pro rata cash dividend or distribution with respect to the
Class A Common Stock. For purposes of this paragraph, if the Company has, at the request of
the Investor: (i) operated any routes or frequencies not operated by Polar as of the date of
execution of the Purchase Agreement; or (ii) conducted other specific activities, actual
Taxes paid and actual Tax savings shall be calculated on a hypothetical basis based on Taxes
that would have been paid or Tax savings that would have been realized if such routes or
frequencies had not been operated or such activities not conducted by the Company. In
addition, for purposes of this paragraph, actual Taxes paid and actual cash tax savings
shall be calculated assuming the Refundable Deposit is a nontaxable deposit or advance.

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     “Net Operating Profit” or “Net Operating Loss” shall mean the income or loss
of the Company which shall include all revenues, costs and expenses of the Company, all as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (applied consistently with
past practice), whether incurred in the ordinary course of business, or related to unusual,
non-recurring or extraordinary items (which includes, but is not limited to labor disruptions and
catastrophic losses), but with the following adjustments: (1) Net Operating Profit and Net
Operating Loss shall exclude provisions for income tax expense or benefit (whether current or
deferred); (2) Net Operating Profit and Net Operating Loss shall be calculated without taking into
account revenues, costs and expenses related to: (i) the operation of any routes or frequencies
that are operated by the Company at the request of the Investor but are not operated by Polar as of
the date of execution of the Purchase Agreement; or (ii) any other specific activity or activities
conducted at the request of the Investor; (3) Net Operating Profit and Net Operating Loss shall
include depreciation and amortization charges related to capital leases of aircraft, but shall not
include the effects of any depreciation or amortization or revaluation provisions related to fixed
or intangible assets and shall not include any changes in loan loss reserves or any other non-cash
reserves or other non-cash contingencies; and (4) Net Operating Profit and Net Operating Loss shall
include provisions for bad debt expenses or recovery.

     The “True-Up Period” shall mean, as applicable: (i) if the BSA Commencement Date is
[*], (A) the Company’s [*] and (B) the Company’s [*]; (ii) if the BSA Commencement Date is [*], (A)
the Company’s [*] and (B) the Company’s [*]; (iii) if the BSA Commencement Date is [*], the
Company’s [*] only; and (iv) if the BSA Commencement Date is [*], (A) the Company’s [*] and (B) the
Company’s [*]; provided, however, in the event that the BSA Commencement Date is
prior to [*], there shall be no True-Up Period and this Section 1(c) does not apply in its
entirety.

     The “Operating Loss Target” for the Company’s 2007 fiscal year shall be zero and for
each other True-Up Period shall either be equal to zero or to a negative number determined by the
parties. The Operating Loss Target for each True-Up Period other than the Company’s 2007 fiscal
year will be agreed between the parties and set forth on Exhibit A as determined based on a
full fiscal year break even target for the Company’s ongoing scheduled service business and taking
into account the seasonality of such business. The Operating Loss Target shall be calculated
without taking into account revenues, costs and expenses related to: (i) the operation of any
routes or frequencies that are operated by the Company at the request of the Investor but are not
operated by Polar as of the date of execution of the Purchase Agreement; or (ii) any other specific
activity or activities conducted at the request of the Investor.

     2. Representations and Warranties of AAWW. AAWW hereby represents and warrants to the
Company on and as of the date hereof that (a) AAWW is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) the execution, delivery
and performance by AAWW of this letter agreement are within its corporate powers, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) its charter or by-laws or
(ii) any Applicable Law (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) or any contractual restriction
binding on or affecting it and (c) this letter agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
AAWW and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of AAWW, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable principles.

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     3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to AAWW on and as of the date hereof that (a) the Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this letter agreement are within its corporate powers,
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) its charter
or by-laws or (ii) any Applicable Law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it and
(c) this letter agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and laws affecting creditors’ rights generally
and to general equitable principles.

     4. Amendment, Waiver, etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this letter
agreement and no consent to any departure by AAWW therefrom shall in any event be effective unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by each of AAWW and the Company and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
given. The rights and obligations provided hereunder are the exclusive remedies afforded hereunder
(other than claims with respect to fraud).

     5. Miscellaneous. This letter agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the AAWW, the Company and their respective successors
and permitted assigns, provided, however, that neither AAWW nor the Company may
assign, delegate or otherwise transfer either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. This letter agreement
is for the benefit of the Company and its stockholders, and, upon a material default by AAWW
hereunder for which the Investor has given the Company prior written notice of any action or remedy
it requests the Company take in accordance with this letter agreement, and the Company has not done
so within sixty (60) days following receipt of such notice, the Investor may enforce the rights of
the Company on behalf of the Company under this letter agreement. Subject to such enforcement
right, the parties hereto shall continue to have the ability to amend, waive and exercise all
rights under this letter agreement, and nothing herein shall affect the governance of the Company
under the direction of the Company’s Board and management. Except as set forth in the prior
sentence, (1) NO PERSON OR ENTITY, OTHER THAN THE COMPANY OR AAWW, SHALL HAVE ANY RIGHTS, CLAIMS,
BENEFITS OR POWERS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED OR INTERPRETED TO
CONFER ANY RIGHTS, CLAIMS, BENEFITS OR POWERS UPON ANY THIRD PARTY and (2) THERE ARE NO THIRD-PARTY
BENEFICIARIES OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ William J. Flynn	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Name:	 	William J. Flynn	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ William J. Flynn	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	William J. Flynn	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer	 	 

[Signature Page to the Contribution Agreement]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

P&L Target

	 	 	 
	Period	 	Operating Loss Target
	[*]

	 	[*]
	[*]

	 	[*]

 

 

EXHIBIT B

Examples

Assuming the Operating Loss Target for the applicable True-Up Period is [*]:

(i) if the Company has a Net Operating Loss for such applicable True-Up Period of [*], the
Company will have an [*];

(ii) if the Company has a Net Operating Loss for the applicable True-Up Period of [*], the
Company will have a [*]; and

(iii) if the Company has a Net Operating Profit for such applicable True-Up Period of [*], the
Company will have an [*].

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