Ordinarily, airliners have to run their jet engines in order to taxi along the runway – this uses a lot of fuel, plus it generates a lot of carbon emissions. A new in-ground electrical towing system, ...

In the ATS system, the aircraft nosegear sits on a tow dolly on an electric pull car that rides a monorail through a below-ground channel. Credit: Aircraft Towing Systems World Wide Late in 2020, ...

When the first P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft arrives in 2013 to start replacing the P-3C Orion Antisubmarine Patrol Aircraft, the Fleet will have a larger tow tractor to move the ...

An investigation is underway into how an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor were lost at sea after going overboard off the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea on Monday, according to a Navy ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Feb. 1, 2012) -- The U.S. Army teamed with the U.S. Coast Guard on the Standard Aircraft Towing System Joint Venture during a Roll-Off Ceremony at the NMC-Wollard facility today in ...

Thirty foreign airlines pay N985.5 million yearly to the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL) and the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (nahco Aviance) for towing their aircraft to the ...

International airlines that operate into Nigeria pay about N25bn annually for the towing of their aircraft, as the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has not been able to import the already procured ...

Russian authorities have flagged the risks of ground towing, pointing out that an average of 15 incidents involving damage to aircraft occur each year in the country. Thirteen aircraft have sustained ...