Silk Way West Airlines has confirmed a five-year ULD (Unit Load Device) agreement extension with ACL Airshop, a service partner for outsourced ULD management, commencing earlier in 2020.
Airshop has been a service partner with other airline units of Silk Way Holding for well over 10 years.
The deal includes the introduction of Bluetooth innovations for real-time tracking of ULDs that will combine with ACL’s global Operations Center in Amsterdam, network-wide ULD Control programs and the FindMyULD mobile app to provide better utilization rates and cost efficiencies for Silk Way.
“We pursue a lean and agile business strategy. Continuous improvement in ULD logistics is one of our strategic priorities. It contributes directly to the bottom line while facilitating top-line growth,” said Emile Khasanshin, Vice President Global Cargo Operations for Silk Way West Airlines.
“ACL Airshop has saved us well-into seven figures in new fleet-wide efficiencies. We seek supplier partners who can meet our rigorous cost expectations and flexibility requirements, demonstrate smart usage of the latest technologies, as well as customer-oriented business processes.
With their substantial worldwide expansion in the past few years, and their evolving innovations in technology and service model, ACL Airshop has become a ‘strategic partner’ for us. Working together has yielded measurable gains for us both, and for our end-customers.”
