Salt Department of Main Airports Salt Lake City

Salt Department of. Main Airports Salt. Lake. City. Facilities International Airport Passenger Boarding Bridge Managing change in a Refurbishment financially turbulent world Lessons Learned September 13, 2004 Bruce Arnold – Facilities Asset Manager – SLCDA May 2017 1

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Passenger Boarding Bridge Background Purchased passenger boarding bridges (PBB) from airlines • Acquired July 1, 2004 • PBB’s from 1979 through 2005 • No maintenance history available • 51 gates with 8 different styles of bridges – 2 types of Apron Drive, 2 types of Elevating, Sliding-T, Hydraulic, DC Controls, Relay Logic 2

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Loading Bridge Background Decision to purchase loading bridges from airlines • Acquired July 1, 2004 • Control gate usage / assignment 3

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Loading Bridge Background Decision to purchase loading bridges from airlines • Acquired July 1, 2004 • Control gate usage / assignment 4

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Passenger Boarding Bridge Decide to refurbish or replace and the criteria behind the decision: • Need all the PBB’s to last for another 10 years – until new airport • Replacing certain PBB’s would incur add’l costs - foundations • Reduce 38 different O&M manuals to 3 • Standardize parts, wiring diagrams, functionality, SOP’s • Determine scope to reveal refurbishment cost per PBB 5

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Passenger Boarding Bridge - PBB Other Decision Factors: • Airport now responsible for all maintenance – service calls • Unknown condition of existing bridges • Safety Concerns / Liability Issues • Complex mix of PBB models • 4 different models of PLBs • 51 PLBs with 38 wiring diagrams • 12 different operator consoles • Multiple interior colors, finishes, carpets, and lighting 6

Salt Lake City Department of Airports 7

Salt Lake City Department of Airports • Acquired July 1, 8

Salt Department of. Main Airports Salt. Lake. City. Facilities International Airport September 13, 2004 Managing change in a financially turbulent world 9

Salt Department of. Main Airports Salt. Lake. City. Facilities International Airport September 13, 2004 Managing change in a financially turbulent world 10

Salt Lake City Department of Airports WHAT WERE THINKING? 11

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Loading Bridge Background Decision to purchase loading bridges from airlines • Acquired July 1, 2004 • 53 gates with 8 different styles of bridges – 2 types of Apron Drive, 2 types of Elevating, Sliding-T, Hydraulic, DC Controls, Relay Logic 12

Salt Lake City Department of Airports SLC Loading Bridge Background Decision to purchase loading bridges from airlines • Acquired July 1, 2004 • 53 gates with 8 different styles of bridges – 2 types of Apron Drive, 2 types of Elevating, Sliding-T, Hydraulic, DC Controls, Relay Logic 13

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 14

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 15

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 16

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 17

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 18

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 19

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Summary 20

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Costs Average costs to refurbish $183, 667 Average cost to install new $328, 678 + 21

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Lessons Learned • Refurbishment took longer than anticipated • Cost more than anticipated • Weather • Difficulty working with vendors and suppliers • Unexpected bridge conditions / Flexible scope of work • Staying on schedule • Airlines hesitant to take gates out of service • Refurbish in-place or remote 22

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Remaining Issues and Observations • Gate limitations on aircraft mix • Many PBB’s still cannot service RJs • Lifespan has exceeded expectations • New Airport is still 3 -8 years in the future • Aircraft mix from each airline is dynamic – expect changes 23

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Questions? 24

Salt Lake City Department of Airports Bruce Arnold 801 -531 -4570 office 801 -201 -3836 cell bruce. arnold@slcgov. com 25