Aviramp Continental

The Aviramp Continental is a fully motorised remote-stand boarding ramp designed for medium and narrow-body aircraft — covering the Boeing 737 family, Airbus A320 family, Boeing 757 (with the extended-height variant reaching approximately 370 cm), and equivalent types. It bridges the gap between the lightweight Domestic/Regional models and the heavy-duty International, making it the range's most widely deployed configuration for mainline short-haul routes.

The Continental's defining feature is Aviramp's patented 360-degree switchback walkway, which distributes the boarding height gain across two opposing ramp sections to achieve a consistent slope of 7.5–8 degrees — the same gradient as a compliant accessible ramp in a public building. This geometry allows wheelchair users and passengers with reduced mobility to board and deplane without transfer to a separate aisle chair, and without the re-boarding delays that conventional stair-and-lift combinations impose during turnaround. A single operator positions and steers the unit using either a tiller swing arm or wireless remote control.

Power is diesel or solar/electric battery, with up to 24 hours of battery runtime, making it viable for back-to-back turn cycles at busy remote stands. Optional canopy and lighting packages protect passengers during adverse weather. The galvanised steel chassis and aluminium anti-slip deck are maintained under a ten-year structural warranty. Vancouver International Airport has publicly cited the Continental for resolving remote-stand capacity constraints and improving turnaround times. Jetstar Airways Melbourne operates a solar-powered Continental variant. IATA AHM-compliant throughout the range.