WheelTug Begins E-Taxi Certification And Promises Pushback Savings

Credit: WheelTug
WheelTug has begun work to complete development of its electric taxi system, after the FAA signed off on its certification plan. Aiming for FAA approval on the Boeing 737NG by late 2018, the startup is focusing on the benefit to airlines of time savings during pushback. Interest in electric taxiing...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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