Singapore Changi Trials Automated Airbridge

Automated PLB control panel at changi

The automated PLB control panel at Singapore Changi Airport.

Credit: Changi Airport Group
SINGAPORE—Singapore Changi Airport has commenced trials on a fully automated passenger loading bridge (PLB), aiming to reduce ground crew involvement and workload, as well as increase efficiency and safety. Traditionally, each PLB requires an operator to maneuver the bridge for the last half-meter...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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