Safran e-taxi update
It has been some time since we last heard about any e-taxi news from Safran. But it seems something is cooking. Safran was partnering with Honeywell but is now moving forward on its own. The solution is to power the…
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e-Taxi update
It has been a while since we last heard about this part of the industry. Low fuel costs pushed it down people’s consciousness. Now that fuel prices are rising again, its coming back. Since the last fuel price spike,…
WheelTug completes 737NG tests
Wheeltug plc announced the successful installation and test of the first in-wheel WheelTug® system in Prague on a Germania 737-700. During testing, pilots were able to push the plane back, and taxi without waiting for a tug or powering up…
WheelTug’s simulation model
WheelTug (an AirInsight client) recently attracted a lot of industry attention when it announced El AL as its launch customer. The company just released a video simulation (created by Airport Research Center GmbH) of how its technology enables an airline…
ElAl launches WheelTug
At the Marcus Evans conference in Barcelona today, WheelTug CEO Isaiah Cox announced a launch customer for the WheelTug. (WheelTug is an AirInsight client) There are two interesting aspects to the Wheeltug story; one is airline operations and the other…
If you liked Winglets, here’s another technology offering the same sort of savings
Winglets were first identified in 1952 to achieve better fuel burn. But they were not adopted until much later. It took Airbus a long time to follow Boeing’s lead on deploying them, as you can see. There may be good…