Air-taxi stands, boarding bridges for air taxis, and methods of using same

a technology of air taxis and boarding bridges, which is applied in the direction of passenger handling installations, ground installations, constructions, etc., can solve problems such as antagonistic management methods

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-11-01
GREAVES JOHN
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The two marketing schemes, however, can have antagonistic methods of management.

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[0031] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown, by way of illustration, specific ways which embodiments may be practiced. In the drawings, like numerals may describe substantially similar components throughout the several views. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice various embodiments. Other embodiments may be utilized and structural, logical, and layout changes may be made without departing from the scope of the various embodiments.

[0032] The term “air taxi”, strictly defined in an embodiment includes an aircraft with two-to about 20 seats, one of which is allocated for a pilot. In an embodiment, two pilot seats are available, but only one pilot is required to fly the air taxi, and, e.g., the “right seat” is available for a passenger. In an embodiment, an air taxi includes from about one to about 19 passenger seats. In an embo...

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An air-taxi stand includes a boarding bridge with an aircraft-proximal end and an aircraft-distal end. The aircraft-distal end includes an aircraft interface. The air-taxi stand is configured to allow for simultaneous ground movement of an aircraft, adjacent a concourse, including forward power-in pushing and forward power-out pushing. A method includes the forward power-in pushing of an aircraft, docking the aircraft, and forward power-out pushing out of the air-taxi docking bay.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS FIELD [0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 756,648, filed Jan. 12, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by referenceTECHNICAL FIELD [0002] An embodiment relates to the field of aircraft travel. More particularly, an embodiment relates to the field of aircraft boarding bridges. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND [0003] Air travel has become increasingly popular over the past decade and has evolved to handle a growing passenger volume. An important trend of this evolution is that flight routes are often laid out through a “hub” airport. Hub routing for a passenger's itinerary has become one method for the operation of an airline. An older method includes maximizing nonstop flights for passenger convenience. The two marketing schemes, however, can have antagonistic methods of management. [0004] The hub and nonstop trends have been influenced by the advent of regional aircraft. As the trends have continued, significant inter...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B64F1/305B64F1/00B64F1/30
CPCB64F1/00B64F1/305B64F1/30
Inventor GREAVES, JOHN
Owner GREAVES JOHN
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