Passenger Stairs, Lifts, Boarding Bridges and Docking Equipment

Feb. 9, 2007

Mobile Boarding Stairs

NMC-WOLLARD offers a choice of three mobile boarding stairs. Models 170 and 228 (door sill reach 170- and 228-feet respectively) are ramp-engineered with integral chassis, rub rail, modular engine/transmission, excellent overhead visibility and easy maneuverability. Model 200 (200-feet reach) is a pick-up mounted stair.Click "e-inquiry" and enter #21.

Passenger Boarding Stairs

Phoenix Metal Products' Model PNX 96/150 is a light weight, adjustable, push-type stair to service 737 to 757 aircraft. Stair is standard with stair lighting, battery, charger and back up solar charging system. The chassis is constructed of steel tubing with an all aluminum stair section. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #23.

Hydraulic Passenger Stairs/Maintenance Platforms

Tronair's Hydraulic Passenger Stairs/Maintenance Platforms range from seven to 19 feet to fit most aircraft. The hydraulic cylinder has 11 locking positions to ensure safe operation. The double acting pump allows quick and easy raising and lowering. The stairs/stand have removable guardrails, non-slip grating, bumpers and a detachable towbar. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #24.

Mac5850 Airstairs

Century GSE's Mac5850 Airstairs, built by Mactec Aerospace, are fitted with euro-style pneumatic canopies and aircraft hugging weather covers. Omron 1000 touch screens, for easy operation, feature a trouble shooting screen for fast diagnostics. The stairs are operated both manually and automatically and are fitted with independent emergency systems. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #22.

GSE Services

Mallaghan Engineering of Ireland is a leading ground support equipment manufacturer. Mallaghan manufactures passenger steps, toilet and water service units and catering, cleaning and disabled passenger highlifts. Mallaghan supplies equipment to many of the major airlines and ground handling companies throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and Far East. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #28.

Leading Bridge Canopies

Estex Manufacturing makes standard and NFPA 417 compliant canopies and accessories. Estex also manufactures replacement canopies for Jetway, Stearns, Mitsubishi, Wollard and Foremark. Accessories include: facia and A-300 adaptor pads, flashing, patch kits and more. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #29.

Universal Self-Propelled Passenger Step

Equipos Industriales De Manutencion S.A. (EINSA) offers this easy to operate and maintain, self-propelled universal passenger step. The model EDU-WIDE has been designed for embarking and disembarking passengers on all aircraft with sill heights ranging from 2.4 to 5.8 meters (front door of B737 to rear door of A-340) and can be provided with open or closed cabin and optional canopy. The unit incorporates hydrostatic transmission, diesel engine and hydraulic steering in a slide open engine compartment. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #30.

People Movers

COBUS People Movers have a capacity in excess of 100 passengers. Features found on all COBUS models include a complete low floor interior, extra-wide doors on both sides and an extremely fuel efficient and environmentally friendly powerplant. COBUS will satisfy all of your airport passenger transportation requirements. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #33.

Universal Boarding Device

The Lift-A-Loft Universal Boarding Device (UBD) is a specially designed unit that allows the boarding of able body passengers and passengers needing special assistance simultaneously when jet bridges are not available. The UBD is available in two standard heights of UBD-64 and UBD-94. The UBD-64 allows boarding on aircrafts with door sill heights ranging from 50 to 79 inches and the UBD-94 can service aircraft with door heights ranging from 80 to 108 inches. Lift-A-Loft also offers the UBD in custom configuration to meet individual customer's requirements. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #32.

Passenger Airstairs

ACCESSAIR's broad range of towable and truck-mounted airstairs are available in crew and parallelogram models, as well as telescoping units, in order to enhance passenger safety and comfort. Many models are also available with clearview covers and single or double canopy systems to mate with aircraft and/or airport buses. The dual-canopy system, offered as an option on ACCESSAIR's APS airstair, offers full protection from the elements during transfer between the aircraft and the airport bus. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #31.

WingMan Luggage Lift

JetBridge Technology, Inc. offers the patented WingMan™ Luggage Lift for gate-checked luggage which provides for superior customer service, efficiency, flexibility, safety and cost savings. The WingMan™ may be mounted on the rotunda, bridge cab, walkway or terminal and accommodates motorized wheelchairs and strollers with ease. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #36.

New Products

Bird Spike 2007

Bird-B-Gone's new Bird Spike 2007 is a low cost, effective and permanent solution in bird control. Bird Spike 2007 prevents birds from landing or roosting and comes in three, five and eight-inch widths. It will not cut or injure the installer and carries a 10-year guarantee. Bird-B-Gone products will not harm birds and are recommended by major animal rights groups.
Click "e-inquiry" and enter #37.

180-degree Rotating Cabin Lift Truck

The Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation's new EFG D30 is the first lift truck designed with a full 180-degree rotating cabin that significantly reduces operator injury and eliminates obstructed views and lengthy reverse travel by allowing the operator to rotate the cabin to face the direction of travel. This truck is the ideal solution for transporting high, stacked pallets, loading/unloading trucks from one side and moving large containers. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #38.

Potable Water Cabinets

GNY Equipment's Potable Water Cabinets are UL listed units that expedite dispensing of potable water to aircraft in congested loading locations through 200-foot hoses. Cabinets are double-wall, insulated and heated stainless steel with two large doors and can be mounted or flush through terminal wall, on the loading-bridge pedestal or free standing. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #41.

400Hz Aircraft Cable Hoist

MCM Engineering's Aircraft Cable Hoist is designed for easy installation and low maintenance. The heavy gauge, sheet-metal construction allows the hoist to be mounted in numerous configurations on the loading bridge. The hoist can be mounted on the side of the bridge cab or installed with steel supports from the top of the bridge. 24VAC controls are located in a separate control enclosure integrally housed in the hoist enclosure. Operation of the hoist is from a pushbutton on the loading bridge base or in the aircraft cable head. Features: stainless steel hoist cable, UL listed components, NEMA four enclosure, includes cable saddle. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #42.

Toyota FCHV-F

Using hydrogen as its main power source, the Toyota FCHV-F produces electricity without combustion and generates zero carbon dioxide emissions. Overall operating costs are reduced due to less fuel consumption and lower maintenance. Maintenance is significantly lower than electric lift trucks, whose batteries must be periodically charged, refilled with water and replaced. In addition, the fuel cell hybrid system ensures constant power delivery and performance, eliminating the reduction in voltage output that occurs as batteries discharge. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #43.

Pallet Handling Attachment

The Anver Corporation's VT-PLA Pallet Lifting Attachment fits their VT-Series tube lifters to let one person lift and stack multiple pallets using the vacuum up/down controls. Featuring lightweight aluminum extruded forks with an adjustable balance point that can fit pallets up to 48 square inches, the attachment provides faster handling than a hoist based system or two people stacking. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #46.

Product Resource

Express Heat Deicer

Premier's Model MT43P21 "Express Heat" Deicer contains 2,100 gallons of fluid storage capacity with 180-degree (fahrenheit) fluid within 90 seconds utilizing the "Express Heat" 4.2 million BTU heating system. A double knuckle, telescoping and articulating aerial lift is forward mounted for greater versatility and visibility of the operator. Options include: enclosed basket, single person drive system, proportioning system, extended reach lift and Guardian Angle Monitoring System for remote access to deicer from hub. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #47.

FlowGuard™

Des-Case's FlowGuard™ drum topper, a small, portable filtration station acts as an off-line filter for critical equipment by removing dirt and moisture. Because most new fluids directly out of the drum may contain contaminants, its main purpose is to filter this new drum oil. It mounts directly on top of a drum and is a handy device to fill small totes. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #50.

400Hz-28Vdc Compact Diesel GPU

Guinault's new compact 400Hz-28Vdc diesel GPU is the lightest and most compact in the market insuring excellent handling and aero-transportability. Guinault's offered GSE includes: the new generation of compact GPUs, specific helicopter GPUs, frequency converters, air conditioning units, and air starts. Click "e-inquiry" and enter #51.