What is a passenger bridge?
A Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) (also known as an air bridge, jet bridge, jetway, and sky bridge as well as by other terms) is an enclosed, elevated passageway which extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane.
What is a contact stand airport?
Contact Stand means an aircraft parking stand that is suitable for walking passengers to and from an aircraft from an allocated boarding gate (or may board via airbridge if stand can be served by airbridge) in line with all applicable legislation and regulation, including health and safety legislation and regulation.
Who invented the jetway?
Frank Der Yuen
Depending on building design, sill heights, fueling positions, and operational requirements, a jet bridge may be fixed or movable, swinging radially, and/or extending in length. The jetway was invented by Frank Der Yuen.
What is contact stand for?
CONTACT
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| CONTACT | Consortium for Advanced Continuing Education and Training |
What do you call a passenger boarding bridge?
Wikipedia lists many names for it, with the official being PBB (Passenger Boarding Bridge). The names listed are jet bridge, jetway ®, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, air jetty, portal, and skybridge. Official FAA documents use the term PBB.
What does a loading bridge on an airplane look like?
Once airplane boarding starts, passengers hand their boarding passes to the gate’s attendant, who lets them pass through. Inside, the bridge looks like a narrow, lighted hallway, without doors. Loading bridges usually have no windows, but glass walls are becoming more common.
What are the risks of using a boarding bridge?
The major risk associated with use of a Passenger Boarding Bridge is aircraft damage. This damage can be classified as follows: Engine Damage – although increasingly more rare, fixed pedestal PBB installations are still in use. These require that the aircraft be taxied up to the structure and stop at a specific point.
What happens at the end of the loading bridge?
The cabin, at the end of the loading bridge, may be raised or lowered, extended or retracted, and may pivot, to accommodate aircraft of different sizes. These motions are controlled by an operator’s station in the cab.