Jetway is the registered trademark of FMC Technologies, Inc. for their line of enclosed, moveable jet bridge connectors (also termed loading bridges, aerobridges/airbridges, or passenger boarding bridges) which extend from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, thereby enabling passengers to board and disembark without having to go outside. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 437 pixelsFull resolution (2399 × 1311 pixel, file size: 1. ... Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA, is, by land size, the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world, after only King Fahd International Airport[1], and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. ... Look up Pedestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... Falseworks are temporary structures used in the building of bridges and other arched structures in order to hold the item in place until its building is sufficiently far advanced to support itself. ... “(TM)” redirects here. ... FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) is an American machinery and oil services technology company. ... An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... Gate at Nagoya Airport Entrance to gates at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport Entrance to Gates at Asheville Regional Airport A Gate in aviation is a section at an airport terminal for transferring passengers and airline crews to an aircraft. ... Look up aircraft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In many places, the trademarked word "Jetway" is commonly used to mean any bridge used to board an aircraft, regardless of manufacturer (See genericized trademark). A genericized trademark, generic trade mark, generic descriptor, or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name which has become the colloquial or generic description for a particular class of product or service. ...

Prior to the introduction of loading bridges, passengers would normally board an aircraft by walking along the ground-level tarmac and climbing a set of movable airstairs. This method of boarding is still employed at many airports around the world, but now it is mostly seen at small regional airports that only service small carriers. The first Jetway in the United States was installed at San Francisco International Airport in July 1959. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A close-up view of some freshly-laid tarmac. ... Boeing 727 with rear airstair deployed An airstair is a passenger staircase that is built in to an airliner - often, though not always, on the inside of the bottom half of a clamshell-style door. ... FAA diagram of SFO “SFO” redirects here. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Advantages

Loading bridges provide all weather dry access to aircraft and enhance the security of terminal operations. They are often permanently attached at one end by a pivot (or rotunda) to the terminal building and have the ability to swing left or right. The cab, located at the end of the loading bridge, may be raised or lowered, extended or retracted, and may pivot, in order to accommodate aircraft of different sizes. These motions are controlled by an operator's station in the cab. The cab is provided with an accordian-like canopy, which allows the bridge to dock with aircraft with differing contours, and provide a nearly weather-proof seal.

Some airports with international gates, such as Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and Incheon International Airport have two bridges for larger aircraft with multiple entrances. In theory, this allows for faster boarding and disembarking of larger aircraft, though it's quite common to use one bridge for only passengers in first class and business class, while the other bridge is only for the use of passengers in economy class. With the arrival of the full double-deck airliners such as the Airbus A380, it is expected that each deck will have one or more loading bridges. Such connectors are being constructed at Singapore Changi Airport in anticipation of the A380. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: or ; Tongyong Pinyin: Táiwan Táoyuán Gúojì JichÇŽng, Pinyin: Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JÄ«chÇŽng), formerly Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhèng... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also called Detroit Metro Airport, is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, Michigan. ... Schiphol (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM) (municipality Haarlemmermeer) is the Netherlands main airport. ... Incheon Airport - Entrance Incheon Airport - Departures Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Hangul|인천국제공항)/ (Hanja:仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. ... Executive class cabin in Indian (airline), the higher of the two classes offered First Class travel is a particularly high quality travel class offered by passenger airlines, railways and shipping companies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). As the largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France,[2] and is scheduled to begin commercial flights late in 2007. ... Singapore Changi Airport (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or simply Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian region, and is the main airport in Singapore. ...

Though loading bridges are usually permanently attached at their terminal-building end, leaving only the cab free to move, this is not always the case. Those at Melbourne Airport's international terminal are anchored in the middle and movable at either end – the terminal building-end can be raised or lowered to connect with either the departures level or the arrivals level of the terminal building. Melbourne Airport (also known as Tullamarine Airport) (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ...

Disadvantages

Loading bridges restrict aircraft parking to spots immediately adjacent to the terminal. Thus, some airports such as Bristol International Airport still use airstairs to facilitate boarding at hardstands (remote parking positions). Bristol International Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol in England, and the surrounding area. ... Boeing 727 with rear airstair deployed An airstair is a passenger staircase that is built in to an airliner - often, though not always, on the inside of the bottom half of a clamshell-style door. ...

Use and appearance

Plan view of three-tunnel loading bridge

At the airport terminal, the bridge is connected to a portal (called a "gate") in the terminal wall behind the gate desk. Once airplane boarding starts, passengers hand in their boarding passes to the gate's attendant, who lets them pass through. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Gate at Nagoya Airport Entrance to gates at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport Entrance to Gates at Asheville Regional Airport A Gate in aviation is a section at an airport terminal for transferring passengers and airline crews to an aircraft. ...

Inside, the bridge looks much like a narrow but lighted hallway in an office building, without doors. Some loading bridges are constructed without windows, while brands such as ThyssenKrupp produces some models with glass walls. The walls are normally painted in accordance with airline standards, generally with relaxing colors. Combined with the carpeted flooring, these colors help to create a soothing, calm environment to relax and decrease the tension that any passengers might feel about their upcoming flight. Some bridges have advertisements on interior or exterior walls. German industrial company ThyssenKrupp AG, with about 200,000 employees, mainly operates in the steel industry, but also in the automotive, industrial construction, and shipbuilding areas, as well as manufacturing lifts and providing other technologies and services. ... A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. ... Tension may mean: In physics, tension is a force related to the stretching of a string or a similar object. ... A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination. ... A hummingbird Female Mallard Duck in midflight A dragonfly in flight Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ...

By using a retractable tunnel design, loading bridges may retract and extend varying lengths. The largest 3-tunnel model of Jetway's loading bridges, for example, may retract to 60 feet and extend to 126 feet (rotunda to cab). Some airports use fixed walkways to effectively extend the reach of a loading bridge. The fixed walkway extends out from the terminal building and connects to the loading bridge rotunda. Occasionally, fixed bridges lead to multiple loading bridges.

The cab of the loading bridge is hydraulically raised and lowered in order to dock with aircraft of differing sill heights. The height of the cab is matched to the height of the aircraft door sill height. This often results in a slope along the length of the loading bridge. For this reason, handrails are frequently provided along the interior of the bridge. In the United States, loading bridge slopes are restricted to a maximum slope of 1:12, in order to comply with ADA requirements. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is the short title of United States Public Law 101-336, signed into law on July 26, 1990 by George H. W. Bush. ...

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Loading bridge at Vancouver International Airport with seldom-seen glass walls.

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See also

• Airstair
• Moveable bridge for a list of other movable bridge types
• Covered bridge

The name given to the built in staircase found in the rear underbelly of a Boeing 727 jet airliner. ... A moveable bridge is a bridge that moves to allow passage for (usually) boats or barges. ... A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. ...

External links

• Jetway manufacturer's website