All ULD Articles – Page 15
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Jettainer and DoKaSch ink new deal at WCS
Jettainer, the Frankfurt-based provider of outsourced ULD management services, and DoKaSch, a Staudt, Germany-headquartered manufacturer and repair service provider of air freight containers and pallets, have signed a new collaborative deal at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) under way in Berlin this week.The aim of this deal is to improve ...
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Air Europa renews ULD deal with CHEP
Spanish airline Air Europa has renewed its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions.This deal will see CHEP continue to provide ULD pooling to Air Europa, while also converting 770 containers to CHEP's lightweight units.Air Europa Handling contract manager Mauro Rodriguez said: "We have built a strong relationship with ...
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CSafe launches CATS container tracking system
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global has launched its Container Automated Tracking System (CATS) to provide customers with detailed, real-time, active-container information.CATS allows container lessees to manage and oversee their RKN (insulated container) inventory from their desks and gives authorised users unlimited access to RKN log file decryption and charts at ...
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Fiji Airways renews ULD contract with CHEP
Fiji Airways has renewed its ULD management contract with CHEP Aerospace Solutions as it looks to increase its use of lightweight containers.As part of the new contract, CHEP will introduce new lightweight containers from its 80,000 pool of assets to support Fiji Airways in reducing fuel costs and lowering their ...
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IATA looks to cut ULDs' $400m annual repair and damage costs
It’s a rough and tumble life being an airfreight unit load device (ULD).Despite being regulated as an aircraft part, the containers used for baggage and cargo still have a $300m annual repair bill due to ‘bends, scrapes and holes’.As the only aircraft equipment that travels up and down the logistics ...
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Jettainer and Thomas Cooks extend their ULD cooperation
Outsourced ULD management specialist Jettainer and Thomas Cook Group Airlines are expanding their cooperation.The new contract not only covers Condor, a Jettainer customer since 2006, but also Thomas Cook Airlines UK and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia.As a result, all the carriers’ ULDs will now be looked after by the same ...
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CHEP renews ULD management with Air Transat
CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced ULD provider, and Canadian holiday carrier Air Transat have extended their partnership for a further five years.Since 2003, CHEP has managed the entire pool of ULDs for Air Transat's growing fleet, including the supply of lightweight ULDs to maximise operational efficiency and sustainability.CHEP Aerospace Solutions ...
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Jettainer completes partner certification programme
Jettainer has completed the certification of its outsourced ULD partners around the globe, a measure it hopes will reassure customers that the repair shops it uses conform to set standards.The Lufthansa-owned ULD management company developed its own quality seal for companies repairing airfreight pallets and containers in the spring of ...
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Shake on it: Lufthansa and CSafe sign ULD lease deal
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global will provide Lufthansa Cargo with a dedicated fleet of specialist ULDs for the German carrier’s Cool/td-Active product.The fleet of CSafe RKN containers are being made available to the carrier for lease via Cool/td-Active which allows an unbroken cool chain for temperature-sensitive goods from their place ...
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Jettainer appoints Riekert as it aims for global expansion
ULD management firm Jettainer has appointed Thorsten Riekert (49) as its new sales director as the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary aims to expand its customer base.Riekert has held various senior positions in sales operations within the Lufthansa Group and most recently was head of sales & key account management at Lufthansa ...
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DHL Express to develop palletised item conveyor system at Leipzig
DHL Express plans to install a unique automated conveyor belt for palletised items in its new Leipzig terminal in order to speed up processing times.Leipzig hub managing director Ralph Wondrak said that pallets need to travel 1km in distance when they arrive at the terminal.To improve processing time, the intergrator ...
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Jettainer is on the button with relaunched ULD management software
Jettainer has relaunched its in-house IT solution, JettWare.New functions and a modernised user interface for JettWare 2.0 help pinpoint both serviceable and unserviceable units at airports and provide information “in a much clearer, intuitive way” said the outsourced ULD management specialist.Revised station overview screens show all the planned movements of ...
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American Airlines Cargo to offer temperature controlled ULD leasing to customers
American Airlines Cargo has announced it will begin leading its temperature controlled ULD to customers.From November 1, the US airline will make its CSafe Global RKN ULD, which is able to maintain a precise temperature of four to 25 degrees Celsius, available for lease to customers.It said the move would ...
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Older ULDs can pose performance risk, warns CSafe White Paper
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer and supplier CSafe Global has released a white paper highlighting the problems and risk associated with using poorly maintained container stock.The paper, entitled “Maintenance of active ULDs and its positive impact on operational performance and longevity" is authored by Jonathan Neeld, CSafe director of certification & regulatory ...
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Jacobs joins CHEP Aerospace Solutions
Don Jacobs will join ULD outsourcing specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions as director, sales, marketing and key account management from October.Jacobs brings over 25 years of international experience and has held roles with Deutsche Post, DHL Express, DHL Global Mail, Aberdeen Airport, and most recently as sales director with Jettainer, a ...
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Jettainer appoints Trapp as IT director
Lufthansa Cargo’s ULD management subsidiary, Jettainer, has appointed Arnd Trapp as its new IT director as it looks to enhance its container track and trace capabilities.Trapp has worked in the airfreight sector for more than 20 years, holding various management positions within the Lufthansa Group. Most recently head of the ...
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American chills out with Envirotainer's e1 and e2 units
American Airlines Cargo has added the Envirotainer e1 and e2 containers to its fleet of temperature-controlled equipment for shipping healthcare products.From November, American will begin accepting both containers and is the first US passenger carrier to receive FAA carriage approval for the larger RAP e2 unit and offer the full ...
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Flight at the end of the tunnel for cargo screening
Rapiscan Systems has launched a long tunnel cargo security screening scanner designed to meet the technology requirements of air cargo carriers.The 638DV 320kV (pictured) was specifically designed to increase throughput and meet international regulatory requirements to support a more efficient security design, said US-based Rapiscan.It stated: “Government entities across the ...
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Horse power: Special equipment to house equine VIPs
Moving horses by air is no small, or easy, business. Many full-service carriers are flying thousands of horses each year around the world, and they need specialised equipment to do it safely and without unduly disturbing their sensitive equine cargo…To read more, click here to sign up for a FREE ...
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CHEP gains US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has achieved certification from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the maintenance and repair of aviation equipment, under Part 145.Said CHEP: "The dual certification enables airlines to save on fuel costs and reduce their carbon footprint by repairing their ...