WheelTug and IATA form new partnership Primary tabs 25th January 2021
Developers of an electric taxi system for aircraft, WheelTug plc, has partnered up with IATA’s Ground Operations Automation and Digitalisation Group. The purpose of the new joint venture is to allow the aviation industry to the improve the efficiency of airside operations. Currently, the company is in the final stages of certification of its WheelTug system, an electric drive apparatus which is installed into the nose wheels of an aircraft. Photo WheelTug plc By using the new system, pilot controlled taxiing and manoeuvres in gate and terminal areas can operate without the use of tugs or jet engines.