Unilode Aviation Solutions has named Ross Marino as chief executive officer, effective 28 February 2022. The new chief has over 30 years of aviation experience in senior and executive management roles at leading ground handling organisations and airlines. He had a 15-year-long career at dnata where he most recently held the CEO position for Europe. He holds a master's of science degree in aviation from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and completed an executive … [Read more...] about Unilode poaches dnata’s Europe chief for CEO role
unit load devices
Turkish Cargo seals ULD repair deal with Unilode
Turkish Cargo has chosen Unilode Aviation Solutions for the maintenance and repair of its unit load device (ULD) fleet under a three-year agreement. Unilode will repair Turkish Cargo’s standard and heavy-duty pallets, pallet nets, cargo and special containers at 22 locations in Unilode’s EASA and FAA-certified repair network in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas, complementing the airline’s in-house repairs in Istanbul. Also read: Hongyuan Group signs 5-year ULD partnership … [Read more...] about Turkish Cargo seals ULD repair deal with Unilode
Jettainer’s Thomas Sonntag on outsourcing, transparency
Some would estimate that there are around less than a million unit load devices (ULDs) right now around the globe and the complexity of managing these cargo containers is one that requires in-depth expertise. Whilst larger airlines may have the infrastructure and manpower to manage their own fleets, Jettainer believes that there other ways for smaller airlines to access the same resources, sans the huge costs. Payload Asia had the opportunity to talk to Thomas Sonntag, managing director of … [Read more...] about Jettainer’s Thomas Sonntag on outsourcing, transparency
Jettainer to manage ULDs for AA Cargo
American Airlines Cargo has selected Jettainer to manage the fleet of containers and pallets across the American network. Jettainer will equip the airline with eco-friendly lightweight containers for the next five years and therefore make a significant contribution to reducing the airline’s carbon dioxide emissions and provide fuel cost savings. American currently uses more than 15,000 ULDs (unit load devices) to transport both air cargo and baggage on board its aircraft. Lightweight … [Read more...] about Jettainer to manage ULDs for AA Cargo
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
