PAXWAY Glass Wall Type Model

The PAXWAY Glass Wall Type Model is a passenger boarding bridge whose tunnel sidewalls are glazed rather than opaque steel, allowing natural daylight into the walkway and enabling passengers to see the apron environment during boarding. The design responds to an architectural trend in terminal planning where the boarding bridge is considered part of the passenger experience zone — an extension of the terminal aesthetic — rather than a utilitarian connector.

Glass-sided bridges are specified by architects and airport operators when the terminal facade or pier design incorporates high-transparency elements and the PBB needs to read as part of that visual language. ShinMaywa engineers glazed PAXWAY variants to complement contemporary airport buildings, including curtain-wall concourses and glass-fronted finger piers. The model shares the full underlying PAXWAY mechanical and control architecture, meaning all standard features (Preset Drive, adjustable cab floor, LCD touch-panel control system) carry over without modification, and the AI Docking System option is available.

For procurement teams, the Glass Wall Type sits at the higher end of the finish spectrum. Its specification is driven more by terminal design intent and passenger experience than by operational differentiation. It is a strong choice for new international terminals in the GCC where the architectural brief demands visual continuity between interior and airside environments, and where the bridge will be a visible element of media and marketing imagery for the airport.