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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 main gear with electric motors.   Our last 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, the leading contender, WheelTug modified their...

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 the engines. Pilots were able...

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 to save...