AAR’s Nordisk Aviation Products has started delivery of 400 Nordisk AluLite AKE air cargo containers to Korean Air. The Nordisk AluLite AKE weighs 65kg and is the lightest-weight full-aluminium airfreight LD3 container in the industry, according to Nordisk. “Korean Air continues to favour aluminium because of its simplicity in maintenance and greater recycling benefits. With the Nordisk AluLite, Korean Air also gets the lightest full aluminium AKE container available,” … [Read more...] about Nordisk begins LD3 delivery to Korean Air
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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
Cargolux outsources ULDs to Unitpool
Cargolux, Europe's largest scheduled all-cargo airline currently operating fourteen 747-400F freighters, has announced a five-year agreement with ULD supply and management provider, Unitpool. The five-year contract, which will start mid-January 2010 and includes the sale of the Cargolux ULD fleet to Unitpool, provision of service including 24/7 ULD management across the airline's worldwide network, repairs and maintenance, and supply of ULD to secure replacement and growth. … [Read more...] about Cargolux outsources ULDs to Unitpool
Respect thy humble ULD
Lack of proper handling, inventory management and plain old respect for the humble unit load device, or ULD, continues to unneccesarily cost the industry close toUS$220 million each year. Heiner Siegmund has the story. “Times indeed are terrible,†observes Steve Savage, IATA’s manager for cargo standards, “but terrific for optimising our industryâ€Â. Optimisation in the air cargo industry is needed in many ways, be it in E-Freight, bar coding standardisation, … [Read more...] about Respect thy humble ULD
Jettainer conducts lightweight container tests
Jettainer, a dedicated solutions provider for all ULD-related matters, is in the midst of conducting a large-scale test of lightweight containers – both in the field and laboratory. The company will also be introducing a new intuitive reporting feature to its ULD management IT application “Jettware†and continue to work on a host of refinements and new technology applications. Wong Joon San reports. According to Peter Ahnert, Jettainer’s director business … [Read more...] about Jettainer conducts lightweight container tests
DHL sees record perishables growth down under
Despite the global economic crisis, DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF) in Australia has registered growth in its substantial perishable airfreight business for the first five months of this year as a result of a combination of factors. Wong Joon Sanreports. First quarter figures this year show DHL Global Forwarding has handled well over 25 per cent more tonnage than the same period last year. In 2008, DHL GF handled thousands of tonnes per month of perishable airfreight exports, representing a … [Read more...] about DHL sees record perishables growth down under