Supplier
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Transportation Equipment Engineering & Service (MHI-TES)
MHI-TES Long PBB
Extended-length PBB for remote contact stands.
The Long PBB variant is MHI-TES's answer to airports that want to convert distant remote stands into contact stands without building extensive new pier. Delivered first to Miyazaki Airport (2 units), the bridge extends significantly beyond the typical 36 m footprint while maintaining the auto-levelling and load behaviour of the standard product. Typical deployments pair the Long PBB with a short fixed walkway and a reinforced rotunda column to handle the extended lever-arm loads.
MHI-TES Long PBB
jet · bridges · pbb
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- jet bridges pbb
- Launched
- 2017
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Length range (extended) | 30 – 48 m |
| Cabin height range | 2.4 – 5.8 m |
| Slope limit | ± 8 % |
| Tunnels | 3 telescoping |
| Rotunda | Reinforced for extended lever arm |
| Auto levelling | Standard with anti-bounce control |
| Reference site | Miyazaki (KMI) — 2 units |
| A380 capable | Yes via UHC variant on request |
Compatibility
Works with
- Narrow through widebody including A380 (UHC option)
- Pairs with fixed walkway to convert remote stand to contact
- Supports full GSE integration on extended apron
- Works with any VDGS optimised for longer approaches
Certifications
Approvals
JIS
EN 12312-4
CE
ISO 9001
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Convert remote stand to contact at a regional GCC airport.
Use case 2
Reach aircraft parked deep from the pier at MCT or SHJ.
Use case 3
Seasonal overflow contact stand during Hajj / Eid.
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