Claims
- 1. A regional aircraft boarding pier, comprising:
a primary passenger bridge; a first pier hub connected to the primary passenger bridge; and at least one secondary passenger bridge coupled to the primary passenger bridge, wherein at least one of the first pier hub and the at least one secondary passenger bridge include a cab for docking with a regional aircraft, and wherein the pier is capable of docking a plurality of aircraft including at least one regional aircraft within a docking bay area sufficient for about only a single large aircraft.
- 2. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the least one secondary passenger bridge is coupled by an attachment to one of the first pier hub and the primary passenger bridge.
- 3. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is configured to accommodate nine or fewer regional aircraft.
- 4. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is configured to accommodate four or fewer regional aircraft.
- 5. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is configured to accommodate a large aircraft and at least one regional aircraft.
- 6. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is deployed at a location selected from at a concourse terminus, between two large aircraft boarding bridges, adjacent a large aircraft boarding bridge, adjacent two regional aircraft boarding piers, adjacent a single regional aircraft boarding pier, and combinations thereof.
- 7. The regional aircraft boarding pier of claim 1, further including:
at least one tertiary passenger bridge connected to one of the least one secondary passenger bridge.
- 8. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the pier hub includes at least one passenger amenities facility.
- 9. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the first secondary regional aircraft passenger bridge is configured for first-in-last-out docking of a regional aircraft.
- 10. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 1, wherein the docking bay area sufficient for about only a single large aircraft is in a range from about 0.4 times the area, and about less than two large aircraft.
- 11. A regional aircraft boarding pier, comprising:
a primary passenger bridge; a first pier hub connected to the first primary passenger bridge; a first secondary regional aircraft passenger bridge extending from the first pier hub; and wherein the first secondary regional aircraft passenger bridge is part of two to five coupled secondary aircraft passenger bridges.
- 12. The regional aircraft boarding pier of claim 11, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier extends from an airport concourse, and wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is a first regional aircraft boarding pier that deployed at a location, selected from at a concourse terminus, between two large aircraft passenger boarding bridges, adjacent a large aircraft passenger boarding bridge, adjacent two regional aircraft passenger boarding piers, adjacent a single regional aircraft passenger boarding pier, and combinations thereof.
- 13. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 11, wherein the pier hub includes at least one passenger amenities facility.
- 14. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 11, wherein the regional aircraft boarding pier is configured to accommodate a large aircraft and at least one regional aircraft.
- 15. The regional aircraft boarding pier according to claim 11, wherein the docking bay area sufficient for about only a single large aircraft is in a range from about 0.4 times the area, and about less than two large aircraft.
- 16. A method comprising:
using an interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier.
- 17. The method of claim 15, wherein using includes an interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier that is selected from a retrofitted structure and an original designed structure.
- 18. The method of claim 15, wherein using includes an interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier as part of concourse that is selected from a replaced conventional regional aircraft concourse, and an original designed concourse.
- 19. The method of claim 15, further including:
docking an aircraft at the interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier.
- 20. The method of claim 15, further including:
an action selected from boarding at the interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier, deplaning at the interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier, transferring between two aircraft, one of which is at the interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier, and combinations thereof.
- 21. The method of claim 15, further including using at least one large aircraft at the interstitial regional aircraft boarding pier.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/960,799, filed Sep. 1, 2001, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,243, filed on May 22, 2000, which is a utility application filing based upon U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/141,038 filed Jun. 24, 1999. This application also is related to copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled INTEGRATED REGIONAL AIRCRAFT BOARDING PIER, filed on ______.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60141038 |
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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