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A380 Boarding Bridge vs PAXWAY Steel Wall Type Model
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges.
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.
Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges
PAXWAY Steel Wall Type Model
by ShinMaywa Industries — PAXWAY
The core PAXWAY platform — a thermally insulated, steel-walled boarding bridge built for operational reliability across all climate conditions.
| Cost of ownership | A380 Boarding Bridge | PAXWAY Steel Wall Type Model |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | A380 Boarding Bridge | PAXWAY Steel Wall Type Model |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Wall material | — | Steel panel with optional ceiling/wall insulation |
| Thermal performance | — | Insulating material suppresses temperature transfer in harsh climates |
| Sub-variants | — | Standard / Windows version / External advertising panels version |
| Preset Drive accuracy | — | 50 cm – 1 m from aircraft door (standard) |
| Vertical range | — | 4.3 – 8.2 m |
| Control panel | — | LCD touch panel; 7,000 operational/fault history messages stored |
| AI Docking upgrade | — | Compatible (optional) |
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