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Aug 17, 2026
'More than just a box': the future of ULDs with Janis Balkens, COO at Unilode Aviation Solutions
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Max GosneyHOST
What do you think the opportunity is and how likely do you think we are to see that automation coming in?

Janis BalkensGUEST
I think we all have seen in the last week or so the videos from Japan, right? The robots loading, unloading The aircraft, it's simple as, I mean, demand drives supply, right? So Japan's been very vocal about their lack of manpower.

Janis BalkensGUEST
Necessity, if you don't have the lack of manpower at that stage yet, I think the push is not enough there, maybe in other parts of the world.

Janis BalkensGUEST
But I think with all these innovations, and if you... look at the manpower shortages, especially in certain parts of the world, if the concept there rolled out in Japan takes off and gains scale, that, of course, could be very, very attractive.

Janis BalkensGUEST
But I think it's early days, in a way, because what you see with these technologies sometimes is yes, it looks really cool and it can do certain tasks, but then you also need to take into account the cost and also the speed.
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Max GosneyHOST
And I think I was reading that at Uniload you're putting some of the battery devices, the charging technology, it may not be SAF, but the sustainability agenda is reaching all the way across the supply chain, right?