A unit load device is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows preloading of cargo, provided the containerised load fits i
Unloading LD3 containers from a Boeing 747
Cross-section of an Airbus A300 showing LD3 containers
An ATR 72 with its cargo door open
ULDs with their prefixes and serial numbers visible await loading at Melbourne Airport
The Boeing 777X is an American long-range, wide-body, twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, undergoing flight testing as of 2026. A substantial development from the original Boein
Unit load device
…30 LD2 4 + 14 LD2 4 + 14 LD2 14 16 26 Boeing 767-400 38 LD2 5 + 16 LD2 Boeing 777-200 32 LD3 10 + 2 LD3 10 27 Boeing 777-300 44 LD3 14 + 2LD3 14 33 Boeing 777-8F 40 LD3 13 31 Boeing 777-9 48 LD3 16 14 + 4 LD3 Boeing 787-8 28 LD3 9 8 + 2 LD3 Boeing 787-9 36 LD3 11 11 Boeing 787-10 40 LD3 13 13 Douglas DC-10 26…
The prototype 777-9 rolling out in 2019
777-9 prototype with its GE9X engines at Southwest Florida International Airport
A row of Boeing 777-300s and -300ERs of Emirates, its largest operator, at Dubai International Airport
Model presented in April 2018