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passenger transfer vehicle [2 records]

Record 1 1999-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
DEF

A powered vehicle used to transport passengers from the terminal building to the aircraft and vice versa. Also referred to as Passenger Transfer Vehicle (PTV).

CONT

... conveyance can be accomplished either with buses or with mobile lounges. With buses, passengers have to walk upstairs to aircraft doors. With the mobile lounges this need is eliminated, as the lounge is capable of direct interface with aircraft doors through vertical movement.

Key term(s)
  • mobil-lounge
  • planemate
  • airport apron coach

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
CONT

Les solutions concernant le transfert des passagers entre l'aérogare et l'avion peuvent être classées de la façon suivante : [...] -par salle d'embarquement mobile (mobile lounge); [...]

CONT

Salles d'embarquement mobiles : ce sont des véhicules autonomes de 50 à 120 places environ munis d'élévateurs leur permettant de venir se placer à la hauteur des portes des différents types d'appareils à desservir.

OBS

Le terme "car transbordeur" et l'abréviation "PTV" ont été uniformisés par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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