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Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel vs A380 Upper Deck 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 Upper Deck Bridge
by Dabico FMT (FMT Sweden AB)
Dedicated MTB variant engineered to reach the Airbus A380 upper-deck door — over seven metres above the apron — with standard safety floor and optional dual-drive bogie for lateral stability.
| Cost of ownership | Passenger Boarding Bridge — Tunnel Steel | A380 Upper Deck 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 Upper Deck 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 | — |
| Upper deck door height | — | >7 m above apron |
| Bogie system | — | Optional Dual Drive Bogie — two independently powered drive axles |
| Safety floor | — | Standard (spring-loaded fuselage contact protection) |
| Structural design | — | Rigid extended MTB frame for upper-deck elevation |
| Docking guidance | — | APIS/A-VDGS integration recommended for semi-automatic approach |
| Aircraft served | — | Airbus A380 upper deck (Door 1 upper level) |
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