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OnAsset Intelligence, Unilode Aviation Solutions and Air Canada join forces and launch Smart ULD program featuring advanced digital readers installed on Air Canada’s aircraft

May 6, 2025

Clowes Developments has announced that Unit 5b, a 27,000 sq ft facility at Stud Brook Business Park, has been let to ULD management solutions provider Unilode Aviation Solutions. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, Unilode oversees the largest digitised fleet of nearly 200,000 Unit Load Devices (ULDs) in the aviation sector. The company also operates the most extensive global network for maintaining, repairing ULDs, ULD rentals, inflight galley cart equipment and digitalisation solutions to over 90 airlines, utilising a network that spans more than 550 airports, 18 regional offices, and 50 certified repair stations, all supported by their dedicated global team of over 800 employees. Unilode will be relocating to Unit 5b at Stud Brook Business Park in Castle Donington, which will see the company invest and grow its services to fulfil its customers’ needs at East Midlands Airport, just a stone’s throw away from Stud Brook Business Park.

Unilode Aviation Solutions, EMA operations move to Stud Brook Business Park Castle Donington, UK

May 6, 2025

TCE Airlines joins Unilode Aviation Solutions for ULD Management

April 28, 2025

TCE Airlines joins Unilode Aviation Solutions for ULD Management Unilode and TCE (ECS Group) are pleased to announce a multi-year agreement for ULD Management services. Our partnership aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the General Sales and Service Agents’ (GSSA) ULD operations, while managing their day-to-day ULD needs, providing repair services, digital track and trace capabilities, and operational management planning and forecasting. We are excited by our partnership with TCE and their trust in making such a transformational change. Whether it’s airlines, GSSAs, freight forwarders, or ground handlers, the increasing recognition of the importance of effective ULD management and the need for digital transformation highlights the growing demand for change.

Thinking outside the box

April 22, 2025

In this month’s issue of FreightWeek magazine, our Chief Executive Officer, Ross Marino, shares how Unilode is thinking outside the box, embracing innovation, driving the digital transformation, and promoting sustainability. Check out our feature here

At Unilode we welcome Magma Aviation

April 1, 2025

Magma press release Magma Aviation Partners with Unilode Aviation Solutions Magma Aviation awards the world’s largest outsourcing provider, Unilode Aviation Solutions, a multi-year ULD management partnership. Magma Aviation, the innovative air cargo solutions company, is pleased to announce a partnership with Unilode Aviation Solutions. From March 2025, Unilode will ensure Magma Aviation’s day-to-day ULD needs are supported throughout its global network. This partnership also includes Unilode’s comprehensive digital service, track-and-trace coverage, maintenance and repair services, complete operational management planning, and oversight for each of the cargo solutions company’s 3,500 ULD needs. Peter Kerins, Chief Executive Officer of Magma Aviation, said: “As we embark on our new partnership with Unilode Aviation Solutions, we are confident that it will propel our growth. By transitioning to Unilode, we will not only have access to the world’s largest ULD fleet, but we will also benefit from improved ULD visibility through Unilode’s innovative digital management systems.

Unilode Aviation Solutions and American Airlines announce strategic partnership on ULD Management and Digitalisation.

March 18, 2025

Unilode Aviation Solutions, the global leader in outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management, and American Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, are pleased to announce a long-term ULD management partnership. The partnership will take effect from 1 October 2025, where Unilode will provide American Airlines with full ULD management services, leveraging its extensive repair network, asset availability from its vast ULD fleet and cutting-edge digital technology. Transforming ULD Operations with Digital Innovation As part of this collaboration, Unilode will equip American Airlines’ ULD fleet with its Bluetooth® and Lora enabled tracking technology, providing unprecedented asset visibility, location tracking, and condition monitoring of ULDs.

Qatar Airways Cargo and Unilode announce a major Digitalisation Partnership

January 14, 2025

The partnership will see the digitalisation of the carrier’s entire fleet of ULDs (unit load devices) Doha, Qatar – Qatar Airways Cargo, the leading air cargo carrier, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, the market leader in outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management, repair, and digital services, announce their partnership for the digitalisation of the airline’s fleet of over 42,000 ULDs. The partnership represents the largest ULD digitalisation programme undertaken by an airline. Qatar Airways Cargo will leverage Unilode’s advanced ULD digitalisation capabilities to gain data-driven insights and real-time visibility into ULD locations, sensory data, and asset utilisation rates. Through Unilode’s digital technologies Qatar Airways Cargo will continue to strengthen its position to be at the forefront when it comes to streamlining operations, optimising resources, increasing revenue opportunities, and boosting performance.

Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence announce continued partnership to drive innovation and IoT advancements in aviation logistics

February 3, 2025

Building upon a decade-long legacy that includes two global IATA innovation awards and the rollout of the world’s largest fleet of digitally enabled ULDs, Unilode and OnAsset are pleased to announce the renewal of their partnership. This exclusive collaboration, and partnership, has already driven significant advancements in IoT-enabled aviation logistics, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible and building on recent successes, which introduced enhanced in-flight tracking capabilities. Unilode with its extensive, growing network of over 172,000 digitally enabled ULDs, has made game-changing enhancements to the supply chain, thanks to OnAsset’s Sentinel tracking devices and global network of Sentry gateways installed at worldwide airport locations. This partnership has facilitated real-time visibility and sensor data capture during all phases of ULD handling including a ULD reader network, maintenance and repair, warehousing, ground operations, and in-flight.