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DENVER / RAUNHEIM, Germany – February 2, 2006 — ULD (Unit Load Device) management outsourcing is the newest opportunity for airlines to lower operational costs. Therefore Jettainer, the leading international service provider in this field, has established a four-phased approach to help companies realize the many benefits.
“Airlines face ULD management headaches such as transportation inefficiencies, lack of visibility and control of their ULDs and the common problems of ULD availability and balancing,” said Dr. Mohammed Seiraffi, managing director of Jettainer. “By outsourcing ULD management to a trusted partner with the right expertise, focus and resources, airlines can realize cost savings and flexibility that they cannot achieve without this true focus.”
Jettainer’s ULD outsourcing concept for large and medium-sized airlines is built on the following phases:
Assessment phase: In the initial phase, while ULD management responsibility still resides with the airline and prior to a contractual agreement, the focus is placed on developing a tailor-made solution for the carrier by reviewing and understanding its ULD related supply chain in order to minimize operational transfer risks. Business processes are clarified, service levels are defined and both costs and economic feasibility of the outsourcing project are determined.
Operational outsourcing phase: In this phase Jettainer takes over ULD management responsibility by acquiring the airline's ULDs, commencing day-to-day management, providing repair and supply of ULDs and introducing state-of-the art information technology. Business processes are re-engineered and the airline gains immediate benefits such as reduced safety stock and positioning efforts from point-to-point pooling as well as economies of scale.
Standardization phase: During this phase Jettainer optimizes the individual airline’s ULD fleet towards the objective of standardizing the overall ULD fleet of all customers. This is to ensure a maximum of ULD interchangeability among customer airlines and a fleet effectively and efficiently meeting the true demand of customer airlines, both in terms of size and ULD types. Bringing additional airlines into the platform further reduces overall stock levels and increases asset utilisation.
Industry pooling phase: Using valuable ULD movement data to monitor and forecast asset flows, Jettainer will implement worldwide pooling in order to minimize imbalances and positioning while ensuring the highest ULD availability levels. With a pay-per-use model, Jettainer customers will only pay for ULDs when they actually utilize them. Different airlines' networks can be integrated into the pool efficiently, regardless of location, fleet size or seasonal stock requirements.
For small carriers with less operational complexity a similar but abbreviated approach to outsource their ULD management is used that shortens the time of operational transfer but offers the same benefits and reliability.
About Jettainer
Jettainer is the leading international service provider for outsourced ULD management. Established as a joint venture in 2003, the company operates the largest ULD fleet in the world from 400 stations worldwide. Jettainer offers airline clients including Lufthansa Cargo and US Airways higher availability of ULDs, economies of scale gained from combining fleets, increased savings on purchasing, better repair contracts, decentralized maintenance for faster repairs, continuous engineering of ULDs and a standardized fleet. The primary shareholders of Jettainer are mobile asset management company TrenStar Inc. headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and Lufthansa Cargo, one of the world’s largest international airfreight carriers, based in Frankfurt, Germany. Jettainer is headquartered in Raunheim, Germany. On the Net: www.jettainer.com
Further Information: Jettainer, Dr. Mohammed Ali Seiraffi, Am Prime Parc 13, D-65479 Raunheim, Germany, Phone: +49 6142 1770 320, Fax: +49 6142 1770 420, E-mail
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Concept available by fax (+49/611/71 92 90) or E-mail
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