Doll Airport Equipment, a leading international provider of systems for catering, cleaning, and the transport of passengers with reduced mobility at airports, has further developed its half-cut highloader for aircraft loading. The aim of the revision is to increase the safety and user-friendliness of the special vehicle. The vehicle already has a Europe-wide overall certification, which significantly accelerates approval for customers.
The new Doll half-cut highloader is based on an Iveco Eurocargo with the passenger side removed and a lifting structure. This design allows for a lower positioning of the lifting structure and transfer bridge, allowing it to serve smaller aircraft with low transfer heights. The driver also benefits from an improved direct view of the aircraft door during docking. The Europe-wide overall certification confirms compliance with all relevant EU type-approval regulations, with all approval-relevant technical data included in the Certificate of Conformity (COC), eliminating the need for separate approvals for the cabin and lifting structure and thus saving time. The COC also serves as the basis for technical assessments outside the EU and can simplify import processes.
A key aspect of the further development is the relocation of the entire manufacturing process, including cabin conversion, to Doll itself. In the future, the company will manage the entire production process up to final assembly in series and according to clearly defined standards. This is intended to increase planning reliability and enable more precise timing of production steps and targeted capacity increases, as Maximilian Roth, Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Doll Airport Equipment, emphasizes. The driver's cabin meets the requirements of the EU safety regulation GSR II and is equipped with modern camera and side radar systems for collision avoidance. The driver's cabin has also successfully passed the ECE crash test. A particular focus during the further development was on maximum visibility for the driver through a mirror-replacement camera system and intelligent assistance systems that make maneuvering and docking with the aircraft easier and safer. A 3D sensor system scans the area around the vehicle and automatically initiates braking if the distance to the aircraft falls below a certain level.
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