Brambles, the global supply-chain logistics provider has announced an agreement to divest CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the Groups unit load device (ULD) pooling, management, maintenance and repair provider for the aviation industry, to EQT Infrastructure II, a leading infrastructure fund. The transaction will be finalised in November 2016. Brambles formed CHEP Aerospace Solutions in 2011 following the acquisition and integration of a number of prominent ULD solutions companies. Through … [Read more...] about Brambles sells off CHEP Aerospace to EQT
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LATAM Airlines Group awards ULD management to CHEP
LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline company, has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the leading global provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions. This new agreement will see CHEP managing one of the largest outsourced ULD fleets in the industry, and will meet LATAM's ongoing objective to deliver operational efficiencies. Following the acquisition of LATAM's existing 13,000 ULDs, CHEP will … [Read more...] about LATAM Airlines Group awards ULD management to CHEP
Air Austral awards ULD management contract to CHEP
Air Austral, a French airline headquartered on Réunion Island, has awarded a 5-year ULD management contract to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the leading global provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions. Air Austral operates a widebody aircraft fleet of three B777, and took delivery of its first B787-8 Dreamliner in May 2016, making it the first French airline to operate an aircraft of this type. Air Austral has chosen CHEP's unique pooling model to drive … [Read more...] about Air Austral awards ULD management contract to CHEP
World Cargo Symposium picks innovation winners
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) concluded the 9th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Shanghai with the announcement of the winners of its inaugural Air Cargo Innovation Awards. In a public vote on three finalists – all from the Netherlands coinicidently according to IATA - by WCS delegates, Floris Kleijn from CHEP Aerospace Solutions, was declared the winner for his CanTrack idea to bring smart technology to the ULD environment, harnessing solar energy and implementing smart … [Read more...] about World Cargo Symposium picks innovation winners
XL Airways France in ULD deal with CHEP
XL Airways France, a specialist long-haul leisure carrier and CHEP Aerospace Solutions, a leading provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) and galley cart repair, maintenance and management services, have signed a ULD supply and management agreement, which includes a transition to fuel-saving composite containers.  CHEP Aerospace Solutions will manage, maintain and repair the ULD fleet of XL Airways France during the three-year term of the agreement and will also supply new lightweight … [Read more...] about XL Airways France in ULD deal with CHEP