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A380 Upper Deck Bridge vs iOPS Equipment Monitoring
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges.
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.
Jet Bridges / Passenger Boarding Bridges
iOPS Equipment Monitoring
by JBT AeroTech
Real-time IoT monitoring platform that surfaces boarding bridge and gate equipment status, faults, and turn metrics to operations teams on any device.
| Cost of ownership | A380 Upper Deck Bridge | iOPS Equipment Monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | A380 Upper Deck Bridge | iOPS Equipment Monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | — |
| Data source | — | Boarding bridge PLC (hundreds of data points per bridge) |
| Access | — | Web dashboard — laptop, tablet, mobile device |
| Connectivity | — | Internet, cellular, or hardwired |
| Status indicators | — | 3-state colour-coded (operational / out-of-service / active alarm) |
| Supported equipment | — | Passenger boarding bridges, GPU, PCA units, mobile GSE |
| Installation | — | Between flights on active gates; no service interruption |
| Diagnostics | — | Component-level fault codes; remote troubleshooting capable |
| Data captured | — | Docking status, PCA state, docking duration, turn metrics, custom alarms |
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