Supplier
Shenzhen CIMC-TianDa Airport Support
CIMC-TianDa A380 Upper-Deck Passenger Boarding Bridge
A380 U1 upper-deck bridge — first user was Paris-CDG.
CIMC-TianDa engineered a dedicated A380 upper-deck PBB to access door U1 on the A380 main-deck-plus-upper-deck boarding configuration. Typically deployed alongside a lower-deck PBB on the same stand to enable simultaneous parallel boarding of both decks. The extra-tall rotunda column and reinforced telescoping tunnels handle the 5.8 m cabin height required at U1, and the cab includes reinforced floor joints against the heavier passenger load of parallel A380 boarding.
CIMC-TianDa A380 Upper-Deck Passenger Boarding Bridge
jet · bridges · pbb
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- jet bridges pbb
- Launched
- 2014
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 1
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Length range (extended) | 22 – 42 m |
| Cabin height range | 3.5 – 8.2 m |
| Slope limit | ± 8 % (auto levelling) |
| Tunnels | 3 telescoping |
| Door served | A380 U1 upper deck |
| Ambient rating | –25 to +55 °C |
| Cabin wall | Glass-dominant with HVAC-ducted aluminium frame |
| Pairs with | Standard A380 lower-deck PBB on same stand |
Compatibility
Works with
- Airbus A380-800 and A380-plus upper deck
- Backward-compatible stand for B747-8 main-deck if reconfigured
- Safedock A-VDGS with A380-specific guidance patterns
- Integrates with triple-bridge stand fixed walkway
Certifications
Approvals
EN 12312-4
CE
ISO 9001
Airbus A380 Interface Control Document
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Concourse A380 stands at DXB Concourse A / DWC.
Use case 2
Triple-bridge configuration with L1, L2 and U1 simultaneous.
Use case 3
A380 hub upgrade at JED / AUH.
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