Jettainer has introduced a solution that will provide customers with unit load devices (ULDs) as demand for the short-term use of the containers increased due to the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak. 

Under its JettLease solution, Jettainer will provide customers with necessary ULDs at stations outside of their regular flight schedule for short-term needs — noting the importance of the units from freight deliveries to serving the bulk luggage of those being repatriated in a large scale.

"The corona pandemic shows more clearly than usual how important airfreight traffic is for the supply of population and industry. However, usually defined flight schedules are currently often determined by short-term planning and ad hoc changes," Jettainer said in a statement.

The growing number of charter flights with medical equipment or humanitarian freight mainly explains the unpredictable need for ULDs.

"As a result, there is an increased over- or understock of loading devices at different locations. At some destinations, ULDs are required where none of the Jettainer customers has their own stocks," it added. 

With this, Jettainer said it is coordinating closely with the responsible task forces that were introduced to fulfil the need for short-term ULD handling. In addition to the containers, Jettainer also provides pallet stacks and nets for cargo securing on passenger seats so that customer airlines can also load parcel shipments.

Jettainer provides existing customers, but mostly non-ULD customers with units at stations that are outside of their regular flight schedule.

In China, for example, particular in Shanghai, Jettainer said demand has recently increased significantly.

“Especially in emergency and crisis situations, airfreight is of central importance. With our international network, we can provide the required unit loading devices quickly and flexibly. I would like to thank the entire team that is doing its utmost for days to meet the increasing demand for short-term solutions,” says Thomas Sonntag, managing director of Jettainer GmbH.