Jettainer, WestJet Cargo continue partnership

WestJet Cargo and Jettainer have agreed on a long-term extension to a partnership dating back to 2015.

Canada’s second largest airline and the international leader in outsourced ULD management announced the contract extension at Air Cargo Europe in Munich. Over the coming years, Jettainer will continue to manage and maintain WestJet’s entire ULD fleet, providing additional main deck containers as the airline now launches its first freighter services.

WestJet currently operates a Boeing fleet of more than one hundred 737-700, 737-800, 737 MAX 8 and 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. "2023 will see a significant expansion to its cargo operations with the inclusion, for the first time, four 737-800BCFs in its fleet. Three Boeing Converted Freighters have already entered service and the fourth one will join in due course. Customers will benefit not only from WestJet Cargo’s additional capacity but also from connections between Canada and the Caribbean, Europe, Japan and the United States."

Kirsten De Bruijn, Executive Vice-President, Cargo, WestJet says: “Since years, Jettainer has been a trusted provider of ULD management services for WestJet and has continued to improve and innovate its services. Even during Covid and post-pandemic, and despite high fluctuations in our ULD requirements, we could always count on Jettainer for the availability of the ULDs needed. Outsourcing ULD management allows us to fully focus on cargo sales, knowing that we have a competent partner taking care of our growing container and pallet needs. As we now launch and scale up our cargo division, Jettainer’s niche expertise will play a key role in our development. We look forward to many more years of successful partnership."

Kothari Shailendar, Managing Director, Jettainer Americas adds: “We could not be prouder of the trust expressed through this renewed contract extension. Our long-standing partnership with WestJet is a prime example of how we focus on our customers’ individual needs. Our dedicated teams, openness to innovation, and the highest level of transparency help companies be successful in the long term. We are very much looking forward to accompanying WestJet in realising its ambitious development plans."