Jetway

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The word “jetway” is sometimes used for a high-altitude airway.

Template:BridgeTypePix A Jetway, jet bridge or aerobridge is a moveable bridge, normally enclosed, which extends from an airport terminal allowing passengers to board an airplane without having to go outside.

Prior to the introduction of Jetways, passengers would normally board an aircraft by walking along the ground-level tarmac and climbing a set of movable stairs; this method of boarding is still employed at many airports around the world.

1 Advantages
2 Origin of name
3 See also
4 External links

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Advantages

Jetways provide all weather dry access to aircraft and enhance the security of terminal operations. Jetways are permanently attached at one end by a pivot to the terminal building and have the ability to swing left or right, to be raised or lowered and extended or retracted, and for the aircraft end seal to pivot, in order to accommodate aircraft of different sizes and contours. These motions are controlled by an operator's station at the aircraft end of the Jetway.

Airport gates with Jetways generally have a series of lines painted on the tarmac to assist in parking different types of aircraft in an appropriate position for the Jetway operator to dock with the fuselage.

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Origin of name

The name "Jetway" is the registered trademark for a specific company's brand of aircraft boarding bridge. In many places, the word "jetway" has fallen into common usage to mean any bridge used to board an aircraft, regardless of manufacturer. (See genericized trademark).

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