This research reviews scissors lifts structure manufactured by AEREX, UMW Advantech Sdn. Bhd. that is used on a catering hi-lift using Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The scissors lifts is one of the major and crucial components of a catering hi-lift which is mainly used to hoist the van body of the catering hi-lift for aircraft servicing. The catering hi-lift is one of the aircraft ground support equipment that is commonly used to service commercial airliners. For the design to be approved by the Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia under Hoisting Machine Design according to DS-149 Controlled hydraulics for a direct drive brick laying robot