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Aircraft access ladders & passenger steps. Built to your aircraft.

Name: Aircraft Access Ladders & Towable Passenger Steps
Brand: Neometrix

Cabin-entrance maintenance ladders and towable passenger boarding steps, engineered to the exact sill heights and door geometry of the aircraft they serve — with detailed design drawings and an advance sample approved by the operator before a single unit is bulk-fabricated. Fifteen units delivered across two Indian Air Force programmes.

Enquire — access equipment Capability sheet (PDF)

Towable aircraft passenger boarding ladder with handrails, upper platform and sill bumper on an airfield apron, transport aircraft behind

Fig · 01 Towable passenger steps — representative configuration of the delivered type

Units Delivered

15ladders

IAF Programmes

2stations

Local Content

80% · Class-1

Approval Gates

2drawings + sample

Delivery Scope

SITCinstalled

ISO 9001 / 14001 DGAQA registered Delivered — Indian Air Force GeM · OEM · MII Class-1 Noida · India

Overview

The humblest GSE touches the aircraft most often.

Every sortie starts and ends at a ladder. Access equipment is climbed thousands of times a year, leaned against pressurised skin, and towed across the apron in all weather — which is why operators specify it precisely, and why a generic warehouse ladder has no business against an airframe.

Fixed-height aircraft cabin entrance maintenance ladder with work platform, handrails and rubber fuselage bumpers in a hangar

Fig · 02 Cabin-entrance ladder — platform, rails, and padded fuselage rests, sized to the door

Neometrix builds this equipment the way an airframe deserves: welded steel structures with non-slip treads, full-height handrails, kick plates, and rubber-padded fuselage bumpers that protect the skin at every contact point — fixed cabin-entrance ladders for maintenance access, and towable passenger steps on braked, jockey-wheeled chassis for crew and passenger boarding.

The decisive difference is the build process. Both delivered programmes ran the same discipline: detailed design drawings submitted within days of award and approved by the operator before fabrication, then an advance sample unit approved before bulk manufacture — so sill height, platform geometry, rail positions, and mobility were all fixed on paper the buyer had signed. Delivery was full SITC: supplied, installed, tested, and commissioned at station.

Nothing is fabricated that the operator has not already seen and signed.

Delivered · Programme 1

Ten cabin-entrance ladders

Supplied, installed, tested, and commissioned for an IAF station (2023) — buyer-approved drawings and advance sample, compatibility with existing station equipment guaranteed.

Delivered · Programme 2

Five towable passenger steps

Towable passenger ladders delivered to a second IAF station (2023) under the same drawing-approval discipline — as OEM, with Make-in-India Class-1 declared local content of 80%.

Supported · In the Field

Service presence at IAF stations

Neometrix service engineers work at air force stations across India on ground-support-equipment maintenance contracts — warranty repair commitments on this equipment are backed by people already working at stations across India.

Design & Build

Approved on paper before it exists in steel.

Access equipment fails buyers in quiet ways — a platform an inch too low, a rail that fouls the door, a bumper in the wrong place. The drawing-first process exists to catch every one of those on paper, where changes cost nothing.

FIG · 03DESIGN-TO-DELIVERY WORKFLOW · FIVE STEPS

Fig · 03 The workflow both delivered IAF programmes ran — approval gates before fabrication

Eng · 01

Structure

Welded steel frames engineered to the load case — stair stringers, braced towers, and platforms designed for the personnel and tool loads of the role, with lifting and tie-down provisions where the station needs them.

Eng · 02

Safety of Use

Non-slip treads, full-height handrails, kick plates on platforms, and guarded openings — the fall-protection vocabulary of working-at-height practice, applied to apron equipment used at night and in rain.

Eng · 03

Airframe Protection

Rubber-padded fuselage rest bumpers at every potential contact point, radiused edges, and stand-off geometry set at drawing stage — the ladder protects the pressure hull it serves.

Eng · 04

Mobility

Fixed units on lockable castors and rubber feet; towable units on wheeled chassis with drawbar, jockey wheel, and parking brakes — matched to the station's tow tractors and apron discipline.

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Specifications

Programme facts and design envelope.

Access equipment is dimensioned to the aircraft it serves, so the table below states the delivered programme facts and the configurable envelope — your tender fixes the numbers.

Full specification — expand

Equipment Types	Cabin-entrance maintenance ladders (fixed height, platform type) · towable passenger boarding steps · platforms and docks engineered to order
Delivered Programmes	10 × cabin-entrance ladders + 5 × towable passenger steps — two Indian Air Force stations, 2023, via GeM as OEM
Design Basis	Dimensioned to the operator's aircraft — sill / door heights, platform size, rail geometry, bumper positions fixed at drawing stage
Approval Gates	Detailed design drawings approved by buyer before fabrication · advance sample unit approved before bulk manufacture
Structure	Welded steel construction · non-slip treads · full-height handrails · kick plates · rubber-padded fuselage rest bumpers
Mobility	Fixed units: lockable castors + rubber feet · Towable units: wheeled chassis, drawbar, jockey wheel, parking brakes
Finish	Aviation-grey industrial paint system over prepared steel · alternative schemes to customer standard
Compatibility	Guaranteed compatible with the operator's existing equipment set — a contract condition on both delivered programmes
Delivery Scope	Supply, installation, testing & commissioning (SITC) at station · warranty with committed repair turnaround
Local Content	Make-in-India Class-1 supplier — 80% declared local content, value addition at the Noida works
Status	Delivered (2023) · configurable to customer tender specification

PDF · 1 page

Access Ladders & Steps — Capability Sheet

Tender Response

Send your specification — clause-by-clause compliance matrix

Variants

One discipline, every access need.

Tenders name this family many ways — cabin ladder, crew entry ladder, passenger steps, boarding stairs, maintenance platform, servicing stand. The same drawing-approved build discipline covers all of them.

Var · 01

Cabin-Entrance Ladders

Fixed-height platform ladders sized to a specific door — the delivered Programme-1 type — for crew entry and cabin maintenance access.

Var · 02

Towable Passenger Steps

Wheeled, towable boarding stairs with drawbar and brakes — the delivered Programme-2 type — for passenger and crew boarding of transport aircraft.

Var · 03

Adjustable-Height Units

Variable-height ladders and platforms serving mixed fleets from one unit — engineered to order with the same approval-gate process.

Var · 04

Maintenance Platforms & Docks

Wing, engine, and tail access platforms and multi-level servicing docks — scoped per aircraft and hangar, quoted against your specification.

Applications

Where it serves.

Anywhere people meet an airframe above apron height — daily, in every weather.

A · 01Air force stations — crew entry and cabin access for transport and special-mission fleets

A · 02Passenger and troop boarding — towable steps for air movement sections

A · 03Maintenance organisations — door, wing, and empennage access during servicing

A · 04Naval and army aviation — deck and dispersal access equipment

A · 05VIP and government fleets — boarding equipment finished to fleet standard

A · 06Civil operators and MROs — aircraft-specific access built to tender

FAQ

Common questions.

Plain-language answers from the engineering team.

Q · 01 Why not just buy an industrial ladder?

Because the aircraft pays for the difference. Access equipment for airframes needs padded rest bumpers positioned for the skin it touches, platform heights matched to a specific door sill, stand-off geometry that clears antennas and probes, and mobility that behaves on an apron. A warehouse ladder meets none of those — and its first scratch on a pressure hull costs more than the right equipment.

Q · 02 How do you make sure it fits our aircraft?

The same way both delivered IAF programmes ran: detailed design drawings against your aircraft's sill and door geometry, submitted for your approval before fabrication begins, then an advance sample unit approved before bulk manufacture. Your modifications are incorporated at drawing stage — nothing is built that you have not signed.

Q · 03 What materials and finish do you use?

Welded steel structure with non-slip treads, full-height handrails, and kick plates, finished in an industrial aviation-grey paint system — or your fleet standard. Aluminium construction is offered where the tender demands lighter units. Every contact point carries rubber-padded fuselage rests.

Q · 04 Do you install and commission at station?

Yes — both delivered programmes were full SITC scope: supplied, installed, tested, and commissioned at the operating station, with compatibility against the station's existing equipment set guaranteed as a contract condition, and a warranty with a committed repair turnaround behind it.

Q · 05 Can you build platforms and docks, not just ladders?

Yes. The same drawing-approved discipline extends to wing and engine access platforms, tail docks, and multi-level servicing stands — scoped per aircraft and hangar. Adjustable-height units serving mixed fleets are engineered to order.

Q · 06 Do you export this equipment?

Yes — access ladders and steps are ground support equipment not typically subject to export control, and we respond to tenders from government operators and MROs internationally. Send your tender specification and the response starts with a clause-by-clause compliance matrix; export formalities are handled as part of the programme.

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Get a quotation

Send your access-equipment
tender specification.

The Defence Programmes desk replies within two working days with a clause-by-clause compliance matrix and a budgetary quotation. Write to [email protected] or use the form.

Enquire — access equipment Capability sheet (PDF) +91 7777 876 876

ISO 9001 / 14001 DELIVERED — INDIAN AIR FORCE GeM · OEM · MII CLASS-1 MADE IN NOIDA · INDIA

Aircraft access ladders & passenger steps. Built to your aircraft.

The humblest GSE touches the aircraft most often.

Ten cabin-entrance ladders

Five towable passenger steps

Service presence at IAF stations

Approved on paper before it exists in steel.

Structure

Safety of Use

Airframe Protection

Mobility

Programme facts and design envelope.

One discipline, every access need.

Cabin-Entrance Ladders

Towable Passenger Steps

Adjustable-Height Units

Maintenance Platforms & Docks

Where it serves.

Common questions.

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Aircraft access ladders & passenger steps. Built to your aircraft.

The humblest GSE touches the aircraft most often.

Ten cabin-entrance ladders

Five towable passenger steps

Service presence at IAF stations

Approved on paper before it exists in steel.

Structure

Safety of Use

Airframe Protection

Mobility

Programme facts and design envelope.

One discipline, every access need.

Cabin-Entrance Ladders

Towable Passenger Steps

Adjustable-Height Units

Maintenance Platforms & Docks

Where it serves.

Common questions.

Flightline GSE from Neometrix.

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