aerial lift

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A transport system that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers.
2. 2
   A device for raising people and/or equipment by means of a bucket or platform attached to a boom or expanding scissors-style supports.
3. 3
   An instance of soaring upward.