Air France Cargo to enhance repair performance with CHEP Aerospace Solutions

(MENAFNEditorial) Air France Cargo has appointed CHEP Aerospace Solutions to repair its fleet of cargo containers, pallets and horse boxes at Paris Charles de Gaulle, and dollies at Paris Orly airport over the next three years.

This new partnership complements CHEP's existing relationship with KLM and Martinair in Amsterdam and positions CHEP as a strategic maintenance and repair partner for the Air France KLM Group.

CHEP's data-rich repair management software ACTIS will provide Air France Cargo with the benefit of being able to identify damage trends and related costs. This data will enable Air France Cargo to make more informed decisions on future ULD purchases and will facilitate working with the ground handlers to reduce costly damage to ULDs.

Air France Cargo Jean-Yves Chaumet, SVP Operations & Logistics, said: "The main reasons to select CHEP were its IT system, quality of repair, solid financial background and global standing, and the benefits that our partner KLM enjoys thanks to a long-term relationship with CHEP. We look forward to using CHEP's repair management software to gain improved visibility on the repair status of our ULDs and ground support equipment."

CHEP Aerospace Solutions President, Dr. Ludwig Bertsch, said: "We are delighted to be entering into a partnership with Air France Cargo together with our long-term local partner Aeronet Services. This builds upon the momentum of our recent contract wins with Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and TAP Portugal, demonstrating that the strength of our network, service and systems is being recognised by the industry."