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, ...

One of the most tedious parts of flying is waiting as the plane taxis before takeoff or after landing. But it’s much more than a time waste. It’s also a big source of carbon emissions. The average ...

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 ...

AIRCRAFT TOWING SYSTEMS WORLD WIDE, OK has developed an automated aircraft towing system prototype that uses electric-powered pull car/tow dolly and underground channel system; testing is slated to ...

EVERETT — Boeing Co. workers violated workplace safety laws when an airplane rolled over an employee at the Everett plant on Feb. 3, according to a state report released Friday. The state Department ...

ATS World-Wide, which is developing a permanently-installed towing system for airports, found a "time-capsule" when it purchased a derelict Boeing 727 jet. ATS World-Wide CEO Vince Howie poses with ...

Atlantic Aviation has launched a "tow certified" program designed to reduce the number of aircraft towing-related accidents and incidents. It began in September and will be fully implemented at all ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) lost a F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor Monday, as the aircraft carrier was operated in the Red Sea. Sailors were towing the ...