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 […]
ACE: Etihad extends ULD deal with Jettainer to 2021
Etihad Cargo has extended its unit load device (ULD) management with Jettainer until 2021, and so-called ‘smart-ULDs’ will also be introduced in that time. The smart-ULDs autonomously provide information about the container’s position, temperature and maintenance status and Etihad Cargo will be the first airline for the new containers, which are fitted with GPS for […]
Jettainer launches JettApp for smart phones
Jettainer is now offering its “JettApp” for smart phones, with the Android app available to download from the Google Play Store and an iOS version being planned. It says all relevant unit load device movements can be individually summarised and clearly represented with the app and various functions also facilitate the handling of complete pallet […]
CHEP rebranded as Unilode Aviation Solutions
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has been rebranded Unilode Aviation Solutions following its acquisition by EQT Infrastructure in November 2016. Unilode owns and manages approximately 100,000 outsourced unit load devices for more than 40 airline customers across a network of 450 airports and 48 repair and service centres. Unilode president and chief executive officer, Dr Ludwig Bertsch […]
EQT to acquire CHEP Aerospace Solutions
CHEP Aerospace Solutions is to be sold to infrastructure fund company, EQT Infrastructure II, in a transaction due to be completed during November 2016. CHEP was formed by Brambles in 2011 following the acquisition and integration of a number of unit load device (ULD) companies. The Australian logistics firm has sold it to EQT in […]
Jettainer to manage Brussels Airlines’ ULDs
Jettainer has signed a deal with Brussels Airlines to control and maintain its fleet of unit load devices from the spring of 2017. Jettainer will look after a fleet of about 1,000 ULDs over the next five years and it will set up a ULD controller at Brussels Airport. The deal was signed on 28 […]
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, […]
Envirotainer and CHEP extend contract for three years
Envirotainer and CHEP Aerospace Solutions have extended their unit load device (ULD) repair, handling, transportation and storage contract for a further three years. CHEP provides the services including repairs for Envirotainer’s containers across 21 global service centres, which are approved to issue certificates of release to service under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the […]
Jettainer to manage Plus Ultra Lineas Aereas’ ULDs
Jettainer has signed a contract with Spanish carrier, Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas, to manage its containers and pallets. The airline, which uses Airbus A340-300s on routes between Madrid and Latin America, will receive 150 AKE containers complete with PMC type pallets from the unit load device (ULD) management firm. Jettainer will also be maintaining the […]
CHEP to provide ULDs for CargoLogicAir
CHEP Aerospace Solutions is to support CargoLogicAir’s ambitious growth plans having signed a unit load device (ULD) management agreement with the new British airline. The ULD management company will cater for the increasing number of units needed and stations covered over the new few years. CargoLogicAir, based at London’s Stansted Airport, operated its first charter […]
IATA WCS: CHEP and Cargolux renew contract
CHEP Aerospace Solutions and Cargolux have renewed their unit load device (ULD) management contract to run until 2020. The companies signed the contract at the International Air Transport Association World Cargo Symposium at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on 16 March. It was signed by Cargolux director of global logistics services, Franco Nanna and CHEP […]
SAS and CHEP renew ULD contract
SAS and CHEP Aerospace Solutions have renewed their unit load device (ULD) repair and management contract for another five years. As part of the deal, CHEP will supply SAS with lightweight 65 kilogramme ULDs, which are 20 per cent lighter than the existing units, and will save 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the five […]
IATA WCS: Jettainer and DoKaSch sign ULD repair agreement
Jettainer and DoKaSch have signed an agreement to improve the processes for repairing unit load devices (ULD). The companies signed the agreement at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Cargo Symposium in Berlin on 15 March on Jettainer’s stand. The agreement is designed to speed up repair procedures between the two companies. Jettainer and DoKaSch […]
Air Europa renews contract with CHEP
Air Europa has renewed its unit load device (ULD) management partnership with CHEP Aerospace Solutions for another five years. Under the agreement, the Spanish airline will receive 770 lightweight containers from CHEP. The ULD firm now provides passenger airlines which carry cargo with lightweight LD3 containers from its pool of 90,000 ULDs. CHEP Aerospace Solutions […]
CHEP renews contract with Fiji Airways
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has renewed its unit load device (ULD) management contract with Fiji Airways for another five years. The Switzerland based ULD management company will provide Fiji’s national airline with new lightweight containers to help reduce fuel costs and lower CO2 emissions. Fiji Airways general manager for freight, Watson Seeto says: “Our outsourcing agreement […]
American Airlines to lease CSafe ULDs directly to customers
American Airlines (AA) Cargo will be offering CSafe Global RKN unit load devices (ULD) for leasing directly to customers from 1 November. The airline says the ULDs are capable of maintaining precise temperatures between four and 25 degrees Celsius. AA Cargo says leasing CSafe Global RKNs offer customers simpler services for shipping time and temperature sensitive […]
