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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Aircraft Towing Systems World-Wide is exhibiting its under-development aircraft towing infrastructure system at the Farnborough Airshow. Oklahoma-based Aircraft Towing Systems World-wide believes its ...

Hybrid-electric propulsion developer Ampaire has acquired glider-inspired start-up Magpie Aviation, which has worked to enable long-range electric flights with towing systems. Ampaire described the ...

JERUSALEM, June 17 (Reuters) - State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Wednesday that Airbus had agreed to test its environmentally friendly, pilot-controlled aircraft towing system. IAI ...

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 ...