Research became reality today when UPS (UPS) placed an industry-first order for 1,821 fire-resistant shipping containers. The implementation of these unit load devices (ULDs) represents a milestone in aviation history, offering unprecedented protection from intense fires. Delivery of the new containers will begin this September and is expected to be complete by early 2014.
Now that the hype around Porter Airlines’ conditional order for Bombardier CS100 narrowbodies has dimmed, questions are arising about whether the bid to expand its footprint at Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport will succeed, and whether the CSeries will ever make an appearance in Porter’s livery.
Angola has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years renovating, upgrading and building new airports throughout the country which were damaged during the nation’s destructive 27 year civil war following independence from Portugal in 1975.
