air stairs
Portable aircraft staircase
Air stairs are a set of steps built into or attached to an aircraft, allowing passengers and crew to board or exit without needing a separate boarding ramp or jet bridge.
They typically fold out from the fuselage near the door: The president descended the air stairs and waved to the crowd.
Also called airstairs or boarding stairs.
- airstairBuilt-in aircraft staircase
- boarding bridgeEnclosed passage to aircraft
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- airplanePowered flying machine
private jet · ramp · mobile · steps · roll up · deplaning · step down · runway · arrival · red carpet · descent · handrail · portable · ground crew · fuselage · apron · passenger · climb
- ground handlingground crew, pushback, marshaller, marshalling, tug
- ground operationstaxiing, towing, refueling, de-icing, baggage handling
- boarding equipmentjet bridge, jetway, aerobridge, airbridge, boarding ramp