VRR reveals first inflatable AKE container
Planned to be officially displayed during the Iata World Cargo Symposium, which was scheduled this week in Istanbul but had to be postponed, the Dutch ULD provider VRR has revealed the "Air7", the first ever inflatable solution for ULD, now ready for certification.
Its prototype "Air5", revealed at last year’s WCS in Singapore, demonstrated the potential of inflatable ULDs, including their ability to help resolve the global air cargo imbalance on many trade lanes.
Managing director Geert van Riemsdijk: "A container that can be collapsed quickly and easily and then stacked seven high on a lower deck is a game changer for fleet managers. It is really going to help them cut costs and increase capacity. And then we have not even discussed the amount of storage costs that can be saved with this type of container." (ah)