Unilode to manage Korean Air Cargo’s ULD fleet
Korean Air Cargo has awarded the management of its entire container and pallet fleet to Unilode Aviation Solutions for a five-year term. The agreement creates one of the largest ULD management partnership, and will see a regional ULD management office set up at Korean Air’s hub at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. Unilode will take over […]
WestJet renews ULD partnership with Jettainer
WestJet has renewed its ULD management partnership with Jettainer for another five-years, extending the contract two years before expiring. The Canadian airline has grown significantly since the partnership started in 2015, including taking delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in January. The number of containers and pallets to be controlled has been […]
Unilode opens ULD repair centre in Hong Kong
Unilode Aviation Solutions has opened a new unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre in Hong Kong. The repair centre has an area of around 3,000 sq m and will employ up to 30 repair technicians, who will carry out ULD repairs, ULD assembly, pallet net repair and inflight equipment maintenance and repair […]
Unilode acquires assets of AeroNet Services
Unilode Aviation Solutions has acquired the assets of AeroNet Services, a specialist ULD maintenance and repair organisation operating in France. The provider of outsourced unit load device management and repair solutions will take over AeroNet’s repair facilities at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports and continue to employ AeroNet’s 31 staff. The repair centres […]
Unilode and Saudia embark on digitalisation journey
Saudi Arabian Airlines and Saudia Cargo will embark on the next phase of their collaboration with Unilode by embarking on a digitalisation journey. The flag carrier of Saudi Arabia awarded the management of their containers and pallets to Unilode Aviation Solutions in 2016, with operations commencing in 2017, which including opening a ULD repair station […]
Jettainer and the ULD celebrate anniversaries
Jettainer is celebrating 60 years of the ULD with a special container, which will also be used for a second anniversary, its own 15th birthday. The journey starts on 7 March in Frankfurt, with the container going to Singapore for the IATA World Cargo Symposium where Jettainer’s 15th anniversary will be celebrated. More than 20 […]
Jensen to manage customer service at Unilode
Unilode Aviation Solutions has appointed Joseph Jensen as managing director of customer experience, taking up the role on 4 March. Jensen will be based in the US, reporting directly to CEO Benoit Dumont and overseeing the Customer Centricity programme to improve the customer experience along the complete value chain, including supporting Unilode’s digitalisation programme. He […]
NokScoot awards ULD contract to Unilode
Thai medium-haul budget airline NokScoot has awarded a unit load device (ULD) management contract to Unilode Aviation Solutions. Yodchai Sudhidhanakul, CEO of NokScoot says: “By commissioning Unilode for the management of NokScoot’s containers and pallets for our current fleet of five Boeing 777-200 we will receive cost-effective and professional services, which will provide us with […]
ULD CARE launches tools to improve ULD safety
ULD CARE has launched two new tools, the Strap App and Wind Speed Calculator to help ULD operators improve safety and reduce damage. The Strap App is available in the iTunes store with an Android version coming soon, with the Wind Speed Calculator being available on ULD CARE’s website. ULD CARE president, Urs Wiesendanger says: […]
CORE improves ULD tracking with greater speed, range and capacity
CORE Transport Technologies has upgraded its COREInsight Bluetooth Tracking, improving ULD tracking with greater speed, range and payload capacity. The upgrade was unveiled at the ULD Care global symposium in Guangzhou, China where the company showed off implementing a BLE resilient mesh network incorporating military grade security, which can support hundreds of low cost nodes […]
ACL Airshop is digging the foundations for success
The ground-breaking took place some 60 days ago of ULD solutions provider ACL Airshop’s new $7.2 million air cargo products factory in Greenville, South Carolina. The facility is set to create approximately 32 new jobs. ACL Airshop is a subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace and has become a worldwide provider of fleet control, leasing, sales and […]
Keeping cargo packed in the hold
Switzerland-based Unilode owns and manages approximately 130,000 ULDs for more than 40 airline customers across a global network of 480 airports and 50 repair centres. It offers asset management and repair services for ULDs and ground support equipment. According to Unilode CEO Benoît Dumont, the company enjoys good relationships with ULD manufacturers. He says: “Unilode […]
Nepal Airlines signs ULD management deal with Unilode
Nepal’s flag carrier, Nepal Airlines has signed a deal with Unilode Aviation Solutions to supply and manage unit load devices for the next five years. Unilode will supply pallets and new lightweight containers for Nepal Airlines’ two Airbus A330-200s, which are being added to the fleet to serve its growing international network. Nepal Airlines chief […]
ULD Care launches online tool to join Code of Conduct
ULD Care has launched an online process to allow industry organisations to sign up to the ULD Care Code of Conduct, a voluntary set of principles to ensure proper handling. The association representing owners, operators and suppliers of ULDs says the practice of outsourcing ground and cargo operations to third party service providers has moved […]
Jettainer tests digital containers for the next generation
Jettainer has started testing its enhanced digital container, focusing on registering and recording shocks and damage, as well as temperature changes. The outsourced ULD management subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo has worked with IT experts from Lufthansa Industry Solutions to revise the original device and equipped it with new functions. Initially 100 units will be equipped […]
ACL Airshop continues to expand presence in Asia Pacific
ACL Airshop is continuing to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific region by investing in a full ULD repair station at its existing operations in Hong Kong. The company has grown from a single station in Hong Kong to 14 stations in the region including a ULD repair station at Tokyo’s Narita Airport and […]
35 years young and ACL continues to expand
US-based ACL Airshop took the opportunity of the platform of the recent IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dallas, Texas to reveal worldwide expansion plans and mark its 35th birthday. While not a manufacturer of ULDs, it has developed a “unique leasing model” for the industry. It has a very robust ULD supply chain as a […]
AirBridgeCargo extends ULD contract with Unilode until 2023
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its outsourced unit load device (ULD) management and repair contract with Unilode Aviation Solutions until mid-2023. The Russian airline has a fleet of 18 Boeing 747 Freighters with over 10,000 ULDs, which are being supplied from Unilode’s global fleet of around 120,000 ULDs. Unilode has supported AirBridgeCargo’s growth with ULD management […]
Unilode to accelerate digital transformation for ULDs
Unilode Aviation Solutions plans to accelerate digital transformation in unit load device (ULD) management with Bluetooth tracking. The tracking solution is based on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tag fully embedded into the structure of the ULDs, which is supported by a global interoperable reader infrastructure. To implement the programme, Unilode has teamed up with […]
Delta Cargo to offer Bluetooth tracking technology for ULDs
Delta Cargo is set to become the first US belly cargo provider to offer real-time tracking for unit load devices with the introduction of Bluetooth tracking technology. The technology will replace manual tracking for all shipping containers, and will allow Delta’s cargo control centre to accurately monitor and reroute shipments that are delayed due to […]
Unilode moves to larger facility in Singapore
Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre in Singapore into a larger facility near the Changi Airfreight Centre. The repair station has a 800 m2 warehouse, 250 m2 of office space and an extensive outside storage area. It holds the certification of the Civil Aviation Authority of […]
Silk Way West signs multi-year ULD agreement with ACL Airshop
Silk Way West Airlines has signed a multi-year unit load device (ULD) agreement with ACL Airshop, commencing on 1 November. The alliance extends the long-standing business relationship between the two companies; ACL has been a service partner with other units of Silk Way Holding for almost 10 years. Silk Way and ACL are working together […]
Saudia Cargo signs Opticooler container deal with DoKaSch
Saudia Cargo has signed an agreement to use RKN and RAP Opticooler containers from DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, and the airline has signed a master agreement with the ULD provider. The Opticooler is specially designed for extreme weather conditions, keeping cargo within temperature ranges of 2 to 8C or 15 to 25C even in temperatures of […]
Oman Air signs ULD outsourcing contract with Jettainer
Oman Air Cargo has signed a five year unit load device (ULD) outsourcing contract with Jettainer, effective from today (5 October 2017). The airline will utilise lightweight ULDs constructed from carbon fibre as well as partly recycled composite materials, which Jettainer says will result in reducing CO2 emissions, improve payload and increase fuel efficiency. Jettainer’s […]
Unilode sees vast potential as airlines look to outsource
Unilode Aviation Solutions sees vast potential growth opportunities in the unit load device (ULD) market and is also eyeing up joint ventures, Justin Burns writes. The company is evolving since being acquired by EQT Infrastructure and rebranded from CHEP Aerospace Solutions in November 2016, while Benoît Dumont took over from Ludwig Bertsch as chief executive […]
Aggressive but deliberately paced growth at ACL Airshop
Ambitious ACL Airshop is ahead of growth plans for 2017 and says business has “never been better”, Justin Burns writes. The US global unit load device (ULD) firm’s parent is Ranger Airshop Holdings and its chief executive officer, Steve Townes (pictured), who is chairman of ACL, explains the board recently approved a mid-year increase in […]
Jettainer picks Muehlenkamp as director of operations
Frank Muehlenkamp has taken over as director of operations at Jettainer, making him responsible for the complete management and maintenance of about 90,000 containers and pallets worldwide. He started his career at the ground operations department at the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt, then spent two years at Augsburg Airways before returning to the Lufthansa Group. […]
Jettainer to lease transport boxes for horses
Jettainer is expanding its leasing services with transport boxes for horses available for one day or up to several months. The stables are available for transporting horses from the JettHub in Frankfurt, and other destinations if required. The specially designed horseboxes, which can transport up to three animals, not only make it easy for animals […]
Jettainer and Lufthansa to develop “intelligent” containers
Jettainer and Lufthansa Industry Solutions are to cooperate on creating “intelligent” containers to help accelerate maintenance and control procedures in the future. The containers will be able to provide information including location, temperature changes, shocks and other external factors independently and provide information about its state. The new generation of containers will accelerate maintenance and […]
Jettainer launches JettCare staff awareness course
Jettainer will train thousands of ground service staff as part of its JettCare programme to create awareness for the value and importance of airfreight containers and pallets. The outsourced unit load device (ULD) management company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, will make the staff ‘ULD-X-Perts’ by training them to handle ULDs correctly, […]
