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Adelte

ADELTE is an engineering company focused on passenger boarding bridge systems and associated gate and stand solutions that improve aircraft turnaround efficiency, operator safety, and passenger comfort. In airports, it addresses time loss and risk in docking and undocking, high operating cost from manual bridge operations, and aircraft-on-stand emissions by delivering modern passenger boarding bridges, remote and autonomous bridge operating systems, preconditioned air units to reduce APU use, and training systems that help operators dock consistently without incidents.

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COUNTRY

Spain

FUNDING STAGE

Acquired

KEY OFFERINGS

  • Airport Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), including Apron Drive, A380 Apron Drive, and Nose Loader types: ADELTE provides telescopic bridge configurations designed for different stand layouts and aircraft types, with features positioned around safe, fast docking maneuvers and tailoring to apron configuration needs, including Apron Drive flexibility for varied docking heights and Nose Loader designs for restricted parking areas.

  • ARCOS autonomous and remote control operating system for PBBs: ARCOS enables remote operation of passenger boarding bridges from a terminal control room using multi camera views, sensors, and docking assistance, and includes flight plan connection and queue style workload management so operations can be distributed across operators while improving docking precision and reducing operating times.

  • Preconditioned Air Units (PCA), including PCA ADV: ADELTE’s PCA units provide conditioned air to aircraft on stand to reduce APU usage and emissions, and the PCA ADV is positioned around efficiency and sustainability features such as proprietary heat exchange and inverter style technologies, self adaptive control, and use of lower GWP refrigerants.

  • APRONAUT PBB docking simulator: APRONAUT is a software and hardware simulator that trains PBB operators in a zero risk environment using realistic 3D apron simulation, real time control consoles and configurable panels, plus online reporting and training management via a connected reporting database and cloud style overview for supervisors.

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COUNTRY

Spain

FUNDING STAGE

Acquired

KEY OFFERINGS

  • Airport Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), including Apron Drive, A380 Apron Drive, and Nose Loader types: ADELTE provides telescopic bridge configurations designed for different stand layouts and aircraft types, with features positioned around safe, fast docking maneuvers and tailoring to apron configuration needs, including Apron Drive flexibility for varied docking heights and Nose Loader designs for restricted parking areas.

  • ARCOS autonomous and remote control operating system for PBBs: ARCOS enables remote operation of passenger boarding bridges from a terminal control room using multi camera views, sensors, and docking assistance, and includes flight plan connection and queue style workload management so operations can be distributed across operators while improving docking precision and reducing operating times.

  • Preconditioned Air Units (PCA), including PCA ADV: ADELTE’s PCA units provide conditioned air to aircraft on stand to reduce APU usage and emissions, and the PCA ADV is positioned around efficiency and sustainability features such as proprietary heat exchange and inverter style technologies, self adaptive control, and use of lower GWP refrigerants.

  • APRONAUT PBB docking simulator: APRONAUT is a software and hardware simulator that trains PBB operators in a zero risk environment using realistic 3D apron simulation, real time control consoles and configurable panels, plus online reporting and training management via a connected reporting database and cloud style overview for supervisors.

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In 2020, Seville Airport (Spain) implemented ADELTE’s ARCOS system to enable remote operation of passenger boarding bridges from the airport’s technical control room, alongside an upgrade package that included 6 new passenger boarding bridges, autonomously from a centralized control room and following operational tests with multiple airlines.

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In 2020, Seville Airport (Spain) implemented ADELTE’s ARCOS system to enable remote operation of passenger boarding bridges from the airport’s technical control room, alongside an upgrade package that included 6 new passenger boarding bridges, autonomously from a centralized control room and following operational tests with multiple airlines.