All ULD articles – Page 3

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    Airlines warn that noise restrictions could damage the competitiveness of Frankfurt Airport

    2016-09-29T12:09:59Z

    Airlines operating out of Europe’s busiest freight hub, Frankfurt, have warned that proposals for new noise restrictions could damage the airport's competitiveness.On Wednesday, the Hessian Ministry of Economy and Transport presented the plans for noise ceilings at the airport.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) described the proposals as ...

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    ULD handling: it's not just a box says IATA

    2016-09-01T11:52:17Z

    IATA has launched a unit load device (ULD) safety campaign to focus industry attention on the the one aircraft component that is handled by multiple, non-regulated parties outside of the airport.According to IATA, there are some 900,000 ULDs in circulation with a replacement cost of more than $1bn and with ...

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    Jettainer launches JettCare for ULD expertise training

    2016-08-30T08:23:43Z

    Jettainer, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) management specialist, is launching JettCare, a programme to create awareness for the value and importance of airfreight containers and pallets.The programme will involve training several thousand ground services staff, making them “ULD-X-Perts” said the Lufthansa Cargo sister company.Jettainer stated: "Expenditure on repairs is ...

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    CHEP lands LATAM for outsourced ULDs

    2016-08-24T12:46:58Z

    LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) specialist.The five year agreement will see CHEP managing one of the largest outsourced ULD fleets in the industry, said the two companies in a joint statement.CHEP, following its ...

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    Drones could be more than cargo carriers

    2016-07-13T12:08:46Z

    Much of the interest in drones has centred on their potential as cargo carriers but they could also help keep larger aircraft flying.At the Farnborough Airshow, European plane maker Airbus demonstrated how the lightweight craft, fitted with a high definition camera, could carry out a visual inspection of one of ...

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    Public would welcome drones, says survey

    2016-07-12T14:22:13Z

    The public would welcome the use of drones for some commercial purposes, according to a survey carried out on behalf of the Royal Aeronautical Society.The research, conducted by the ComRes on behalf of the society, found that 46% of respondents agreed that drones could make a significant contribution to the ...

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    Envirotainer and CHEP extend partnership

    2016-06-30T08:12:02Z

    Cold chain specialist Envirotainer and CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the unit load device (ULD) management company, have extended their partnership for a further three years.CHEP provides repair, handling, transportation and storage services for Envirotainer's fleet of air cargo containers across 21 global service centres, which are approved to issue certificates of ...

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    Air Austral awards ULD management contract to CHEP

    2016-06-07T09:26:51Z

    Air Austral has awarded a five-year Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services.The French airline, headquartered on Réunion Island, operates a widebody aircraft fleet of three Boeing 777s, and took delivery of its first B787-8 Dreamliner in May ...

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    CHEP to provide ULDs to support CargoLogicAir's "ambitious growth plans"

    2016-06-07T09:07:38Z

    CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British-registered cargo airline, has signed a ULD management agreement with CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the global provider of outsourced ULD pooling and repair.A joint statement said: “In view of CargoLogicAir's ambitious growth plans, the new agreement caters for a significant increase in the number of ULDs provided ...

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    Air Canada Cargo meets Envirotainer standards at seven stations

    2016-05-16T11:09:35Z

    Air Canada Cargo has received accreditation from Envirotainer at seven facilities to show it meets certain ULD and cold chain shipment handling standards.The Canada-based airline achieved the Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) accreditation at its main Toronto Pearson Airports hub as well as at its facilities in London Heathrow, Paris CDG, ...

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    Envirotainer adds new Delhi station as India's pharma industry takes off

    2016-05-16T11:09:22Z

    Envirotainer has opened a new ULD station in Delhi to expand the number of facilities to a total of 57 and take advantage of India's growing pharmaceutical industry.“India is a world player in generic drugs manufacturers and API supplier for decades,” said Suat Toh, head of sales Asia Pacific region.“With ...

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    Reports suggest HNA could invest in CWT Logistics stake

    2016-05-10T10:12:16Z

    Chinese conglomerate HNA could be about to expand its freight business as reports suggest it is set to launch a bid to take a controlling interest in CWT Logistics.Reports emerged last week that HNA, which has stakes in several airlines, including Hainan Airlines and Tianjin Airlines, and logistics businesses, is ...

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    DuPont extends temperature span of ULD protective covers

    2016-04-08T13:41:01Z

    ULD cover manufacturer DuPont is launching a new product that will offer protection from a wider range of temperatures.DuPont said its Tyvek Xtreme W50 ULD cover retained the reflective and permeability characteristics of its existing products for pharmaceuticals while extending both the hot and cold temperature performance span.This means the ...

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    Jettainer develops new ULD software to assist in fleet management

    2016-03-16T11:52:13Z

    ULD management firm Jettainer and the University of Cologne are in the process of developing a new tool that will offer live decision making assistance to improve the management of ULD fleets based on analysis of large amounts of data.Jettainer sales director Thorsten Riekert told Air Cargo News that it ...

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    SAS opts for lightweight ULDs

    2016-03-16T09:43:55Z

    Scandinavian airline SAS is extending its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions.In future, SAS will use CHEP's 65kg containers which are over 20% lighter than its existing units and as a result will save over 13,000 tonnes of CO2 during the five-year term of the new agreement.SAS head ...

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    Could Brussels Airport win back Ethiopian Cargo?

    2016-03-08T11:45:34Z

    Brussels Airport has revealed that it is hoping to lure back Ethiopian Cargo’s freighter services after the airline was was forced to move to Dutch hub Maastricht-Aachen in November because of traffic rights.In its monthly traffic update, the Belgian airport revealed that thanks to the amendment of a bilateral agreement ...