The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded that the absence of wing walkers contributed to the ground ...

As such, tow tugs are used to push aircraft from the gate and onto the taxiway. Pushback tugs are specially designed tractors that fit underneath the aircraft and onto the nose gear to move the ...

Virgin Atlantic used pushback tugs to tow aircraft to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. The trial program aimed ...