The market for passenger boarding bridges is estimated to develop at an 8% CAGR between 2023 and 2033. The airline industry’s fast automation and growing emphasis on safety measures are driving demand for passenger boarding bridges.
The market for passenger boarding bridges is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% between 2023 and 2033. The demand for passenger boarding bridges is being driven by the aviation industry’s rapid automation and growing emphasis on safety measures.
The market’s total valuation was estimated at US$ 2.05 billion in 2023, and by 2033, it is projected to reach US$ 4.43 billion.
According to the FMI study, the market for contact and convective dryers is growing as a result of a growing emphasis on industrial drying as a necessity for maintaining product quality. Industrial drying is still one of the most demanding unit processes, and as end-user industries work to improve “operational efficiency,” this need is only going to get stronger.
The strong outlook of the global airport infrastructure construction, coupled with the escalating convenience expectations of passengers, is shaping the dynamics of the passenger boarding bridge market.
Getting everyone on board in a safe and sound way has garnered increased traction from airport authorities, in line with the substantial rise in air traffic over the years. Safety and ease have taken center stage in every PBB development process, with companies vying to offer a win-win offering to passengers and operators, alike.
It will be unsurprising to witness a large number of advanced PBBs, as market players shift their focus on the development of AI-based automatic jet bridges that eliminates the need for skilled individuals, to close the gap between 10 cm.
Market players have been strategically devising approaches and investing in developing a differentiated passenger experience, to win the price war and appeal a wide pool of end-users. As automation of operational processes becomes increasingly commonplace in airports, it is highly likely for the market to witness substantial optimistic waves of change in the manufacturing of jet bridges.
As per the study, mobile telescopic bridges are witnessing increased traction from airlines, which led to sales of ~1,500 units in 2021, owing to their high flexibility and advanced features. An increasing number of companies have shifted their preference to mobile telescopic bridges over T-bridges, as the former can accommodate a wide range of aircraft while allowing easy installation as per various apron configurations.
The study opines that as airports are increasingly shifting their objective towards providing a luxury experience to passengers, the demand for glass-walled passenger boarding bridges has grown significantly. The aesthetic aspect of glass-walled passenger boarding bridges, which lies in the fact that these bridges make the experience of boarding the aircraft less confining has been pushing their adoption across an increased number of airports.
As per the study, glass-walled passenger boarding bridges accounted for ~65% of the market volume share in 2021.
Developing Regions – Hotbed of Opportunities for Stakeholders
In view of the growing lucrativeness of developing regions, such as the Asia Pacific, leading players in the passenger boarding bridge market have placed their focus on securing contracts for PBB supply in these countries. Asia’s proliferating commercial aviation sector has positioned the region as the largest and fastest-growing market for airport infrastructure investments in the world.
Several partakes have already shifted their goal coasts to the Asia Pacific and managed to obtain long-term supply contracts in the region. For instance, In September 2017, ADELTE landed in India with a contract for 12 airports, while seeking a long-term relationship to secure sales.
A large number of market players in the Asia Pacific are constantly investing in technology to cope up with the growing passenger expectations related to convenience and ease. For instance, in January 2018, China International Marine Containers developed the world’s first automatic intelligent boarding bridge, which is likely to go functional in the Netherlands’ Schiphol Airport by 2019-end.
Furthermore, the lucrativeness of the region will remain intact in line with the upcoming Olympics and international sports events to be held in the region, which is highly likely to push the tourists to flow into the region.
Key Companies Profiled:
- John Bean Technologies (JBT) Corporation
- ShinMaywa Industries Ltd.
- ThyssenKrupp AG
- Adelte Group S.L.
- China International Marine Containers Co. Ltd.
- UBS Airport Systems Co.
- PT Bukaka Teknik Utama Tbk
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
- Airport Equipment (Division of J&D McLennan)
- Vataple Machinery Co. Ltd.
- HÜBNER GmbH & Co. KG
- FMT Sweden.
- Ameribridge, Inc.
Key Segment:
Product:
- Telescopic Bridges
- T-Bridges
Structure:
- Steel-walled
- Glass-Walled
Type:
- Fixed
- Movable
Drive System:
- Hydraulic System
- Electro-Mechanical System
Region:
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe
- South Asia
- East Asia
- Oceania
- MEA
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