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 '''Animated jetways''' are dynamic {{Wikipedia|jetway}} models that connect to your aircraft when you are pulled up at a gate. [[FlightGear]] boasts the most advanced animated jetways in the flight simulator market, beating those of Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane in features — a testament to the flexibility of FlightGear. This article describes how to obtain and use the jetways and interface them with aircraft and scenery.
+{{note|This feature appears to be broken as of the end of 2016. The output path used by jetways.nas for creating temporary models lacks the "Export" segment. There are efforts ongoing to solve this issue. <ref>{{cite web
+  |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/flightgear-devel/thread/57E1A8F5.8020005%40gmx.de/#msg35381005
+  |title  =  <nowiki> AI Jetways broken in 2016.3.1  </nowiki>
+  |author =  <nowiki> several </nowiki>
+  |date   =  Sep 20th, 2016
+  |added  =  Sep 20th, 2016
+  |script_version = 0.40
+  }}</ref>
+A workaround might be to use jetways.nas modified by icare38.<ref>{{cite web
+  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8728&hilit=animated+jetways&start=360#p305747
+  |title  =  <nowiki> AI Jetways broken in 2016.3.1  </nowiki>
+  |author =  <nowiki> icare38 </nowiki>
+  |date   =  Feb 29th, 2017
+  |added  =  Feb 29th, 2017
+  |script_version = 0.40
+  }}</ref>
+}}
 == Compatible airports and aircraft ==