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unit load device (ULD)

EASA defines “unit load device (ULD)” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘unit load device (ULD)’ means a device for grouping and restraining cargo, mail and baggage for air transport that is either an aircraft container or a combination of an aircraft pallet and an aircraft pallet net, which is designed to be directly restrained by the aircraft cargo loading system (CLS);

Article 3 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Easy Access Rules, 5 Nov 2025 revision · Read Article 3