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{{short description|Pallet or container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on aircraft}}

[[Image:Unloading JAL 747.jpg|thumb|250px|Unloading LD3 containers from a [[Boeing 747]]]]

A '''unit load device''' ('''ULD''') is a [[Intermodal container|container]] used to load luggage, freight, and mail on [[wide-body aircraft]] and specific [[narrow-body aircraft]]. It allows preloading of cargo, confidence the containerised load will fit in the aircraft and efficient planning of aircraft weight and balance and thea reducesreduced labour and time in loading aircraft holds compared with 'bulk-loading'single items of cargo or luggage by hand. Each ULD has its own packing list (or ''[[Manifest (transportation)|manifest]]'') so that its contents can be tracked. A loaded aircraft cargo pallet secured with a cargo net forms a ULD but its load must be gauged for size in addition to being weighed to ensure aircraft door and hold clearances.

The [[IATA]] publishes ULD [[regulations]] and notes there are 900,000 in service worth more than US$1&nbsp;billion, averaging ${{#expr:1000/0.9round-2}} each.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.iata.org/publications/store/Pages/uld-regulations.aspx |title= ULD Regulations |publisher= IATA}}</ref>