U.S. airlift contracts go to AMR, Delta, others

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A team including AMR Corp (AMR.N), Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N), Northwest Airlines Inc and US Airways Group Inc (LCC.N) has won a U.S. Transportation Command contract worth up to an estimated $1.58 billion for international airlift services, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Work is expected to be completed by September 2010, with a minimum guarantee of $327.8 million, the Pentagon's daily contract digest said.

Separately, a team including Fedex Corp (FDX.N) won a similar Transportation Command deal worth up to an estimated $1.51 billion with a minimum guarantee of $222.6 million, the Pentagon said.

It said a team led by United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) also won an international airlift contract from the command worth up to $331.7 million with a minimum guarantee of $74.4 million.

A spokesperson for the command could not immediately be reached for additional details.

(Reporting by Jim Wolf; Editing by Bernard Orr)