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Jetbridge Or Jetway

RL757PVD From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 4537 posts, RR: 13
Posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 2046 times:

What do you call the White Thinngy that takes you to the plane, Jetway or Jetbridge?

I call it "Jet Bridge"

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AerLingus From China, joined Mar 2000, 2371 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1981 times:

I think that 'jetways' and 'jet bridges' are the same thing: the corridor from the terminal to the plane.

(White thingy???)

-AerLingus

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Surf From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1973 times:

Neither I call it the "gangway". I mean..airlines appropriated ships terminology for their terms anyways..calling planes ships, having captains, port, starbord, aft etc etc...some airports even call their terminals piers and PHX calls itself "Skyharbor".

Airbus Lover From Malaysia, joined Apr 2000, 3248 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1969 times:

Jetway is the place where planes park and has a Jetbridge that links the passengers to the terminal..(dunno how to explain....where u walk fm the plane to the terminal) it requires a 2 storey terminal to accomodate a Jetway...

AerLingus From China, joined Mar 2000, 2371 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1962 times:

I thought the planes parked at the stand.

Get your patchouli stink outta my store!

FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1955 times:

Planes park on the tarmac, and more specifically, at the stand. The covered bridge which connects any terminal (be it two or one level) to the aircraft is either an:
a)Jetway (manufactured by the Jetway Co.)
b) a loading bridge/jet bridge

Personally, I call them all "Jetways".

F L Y 7 7 7 U A L

Rotate777 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 400 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1948 times:

I have always called them "jetways", not "jetbridges".

Allee From Canada, joined Jun 1999, 473 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1936 times:

Airbus Lover, you don't require a two-storey terminal to accommodate a jetway.

Shamu507 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1925 times:

Alright, Alright, Everybody Calm Down, This is not the topic to get into an argument about, Call it what you want, Jetway, Jetbridge, Gangway, Ramp, White Thingy

I just cannot believe that people are arguing over what to call a stupid Boarding Ramp

Peter From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 570 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1904 times:

I've always called it a jetway.

Iahcsr From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3308 posts, RR: 46
Reply 10, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1895 times:

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To be absolutly precise, it's a Passenger Loading Bridge.
"Jetway" is one of many companys that build this equippment. "Jetway" has come to be used as the common name, just as "Kleenex" is used for tissues, or "Xerox" for photocopies. (at least in the USA) I'm sure simular examples can be found in other countries as well.

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FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3
Reply 11, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1881 times:

Here's another one for ya--

Bandaid.

F L Y 7 7 7 U A L

The spinmaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1874 times:

it's a jetway for crissakes

Tanguy From Australia, joined Sep 1999, 154 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1872 times:

Read with interest the above replies to RL757PVD's query. 'Jetway' and 'Jetbridge' are, I gather, very much American terms. In Australia we refer to the connecting walkways from the terminal to the aircraft as "aerobridges" and interestingly enough the same name is used in Singapore, Bangkok and in London. There are as Iahcsr pointed out probably many other local names for "jetways" around the world. Whatever you call it I'm sure anyone in the aviation field would know what was meant. Even got the drift on the "white thingy"!!!!!!

DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10
Reply 14, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1863 times:

The Jetway is the name of the product that was made by the ABEX company. You can see this name on the placard (data plate) posted inside the cab.

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AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59
Reply 15, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1854 times:

heres another Rollerblades are inline skates,

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Euroflyer From France, joined Jun 2012, 9 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1847 times:

here's another one, kinda:
in Romanian, the term for running shoe is Adidas

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Corey777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 17, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1844 times:

They've have always been jetways (with a small 'j') to me...

BTW: Is airstair (door) a brand name like jetway is?

Other brands that have become common terms RE: Iahcsr/fly777ual

PC--originally only IBM's model, now any computer (except maybe a Mac)

Coke--In some areas can mean any carbonated beverage.

Corey777

TAA_Airbus From Australia, joined Nov 1999, 726 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1834 times:

Similar to my fellow countryman Tanguy, I call them Air-Brides, and so did the first officer on my last flight.

Anyway, what sort of topic is this?

AN882 From Australia, joined May 2000, 9 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 1827 times:

I thought it was called and "Aerobridge"?

Iahcsr From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3308 posts, RR: 46
Reply 20, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1810 times:

A co-worker of mine likes to call then Passenger Herding Devices.

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Tupolev154B2 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1332 posts, RR: 2
Reply 21, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1807 times:

Jetbridge. Just like "Kleenex" refers to any tissue.

DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10
Reply 22, posted (12 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1801 times:

ABEX has been bought out by FMC. For those interested http://www.jetwaysystems.com

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