Of course on bigger commercial jets towbars is the usual way of pushing back or moving aircraft around the apron and airport. There are many airports that have tugs that lift the nose gear up and tow the plane on its main gear too. In the world of business aviation there are also many applications. Some operators have towbars, some have remote tugs especially for use around the hangar. What about Towbarless Tugs? Basically it appears as if it is a smaller variant of the lifting tugs being applied to handling bizjets. Below is an example by Lektro, their AP88 model and a link to their website. www.lektro.com ***
More news on towbarless tugs. This time it is coming from a Californian start up called Moonware. By 2023 they are expecting to have these autonomous electric towbarless tugs in service. For more information you can check their website. https://www.moonware.com/
A bit more on this... https://evtol.com/news/moonware-aut...s-uber-elevates-skyports-commercial-aviation/
While not a tug, I think this is pretty cool, an electric aircraft de-icing truck, the world's first. This first will contribute to Aéro Mag's strategic objective of becoming a carbon neutral company by the year 2035. "Today is a great day for us," said Mario Lépine, President of Aéro Mag. "The commissioning of this first electrically powered de-icing truck is perfectly in line with our continuous improvement program and follows a whole series of innovations that we have introduced in recent years in the aircraft de-icing industry. This is with respect to environmental protection, and more specifically to minimizing the negative impacts of de-icing products and greenhouse gases on the environment. "
If you were wondering about the previous video... here is the website to the device that makes it all happen. https://www.wheeltug.com/
Electric vehicle manufacturer Waev is introducing additions to its aircraft ground service product line up—the all-new, fully-integrated lithium-ion battery-powered Tiger tow tug and the Taylor-Dunne Bigfoot utility vehicle series. Orders are now being accepted for both vehicles. The California-based company acquired the Taylor-Dunne and Tiger product lines last year, and the new Tiger tug, while offering the same 60,000-pound tow capacity as its conventionally-powered predecessor models, now has the benefits of zero-emissions, the option for standard 110V charging, increased run time before recharging, and improved cold-weather performance. (AIN)
