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Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel vs A380 Boarding Bridge
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges.
Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges
Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel
by PT Bukaka Teknik Utama — Boarding Bridge Division
Electro-mechanical apron-drive boarding bridge with steel tunnel construction, built for high-throughput airport gates serving narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges
A380 Boarding Bridge
by Shenzhen CIMC-TianDa Airport Support
Specialised apron-drive boarding bridge engineered to reach the Airbus A380 upper deck at ~8 m sill height.
| Cost of ownership | Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel | A380 Boarding Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel | A380 Boarding Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Drive system | Electro-mechanical | — |
| Tunnel construction | Steel-panel walls | — |
| Auto-level system | Dual-sensor, dual-circuitry redundancy | — |
| Anti-collision | Bridge-to-bridge and bridge-to-aircraft protection | — |
| Aircraft sealing | Front closure system, weather-excluding | — |
| Quality standards | ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, CE, TKDN | — |
| Optional equipment | Visual docking guidance, 400 Hz GPU, pre-conditioned air, potable water | — |
| Configuration | Two-tunnel and three-tunnel options | — |
| Target aircraft | — | Airbus A380 (upper deck U1 door) |
| Upper deck sill height | — | ~7.86–8 m above tarmac m |
| Bridge type | — | Apron-drive (self-propelled bogie), 4-wheel patented configuration |
| Patent jurisdictions | — | European and US invention patents granted |
| Stand configuration | — | Operates simultaneously with lower-deck bridges at same stand |
| Fixed tunnel option | — | Dual-tunnel or triple-tunnel with escalators and vertical lifts |
| First deployment | — | Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris |
| Optional ancillaries | — | 400 Hz GPU, PCA, VDGS compatible |
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