A vehicle for towing an airplane includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body and the chassis having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a tractive assembly, a tow mechanism configured to engage with a nose landing gear of the airplane, a light system including a first lighting element positioned along the first side and a second lighting element positioned along the second side, and a control system configured to monitor a direction of travel of the vehicle and control operation of the light system to selectively illuminate the first lighting element and the second lighting element to provide an indication of the direction of travel of the vehicle, thereby making the direction of travel of the vehicle perceivable to an operator positioned outside of the vehicle.

A towbarless tractor for towing an airplane having a nose landing gear includes a chassis, a body supported on the chassis, a tractive assembly, a driveline configured to drive and steer the tractive assembly, a braking system configured to apply a brake force to the tractive assembly, a capture system configured to facilitate capturing the nose landing gear, and a controller. The controller is configured to command the driveline and the braking system to autonomously navigate to a capture location, at the capture location, command the capture system to autonomously capture the nose landing gear, and command the driveline and the braking system to autonomously navigate from the capture location to a pushback location.

A system can include a pushback tractor and a remote control device. The remote control device can include an operator interface, an indicator, and one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits can establish communication with the pushback tractor, cause the indicator to provide a first indication of establishment of the communication with the pushback tractor, and control operation of (i) a prime mover of the pushback tractor and (ii) a capture system based on inputs received via the operator interface.

A system for coordinating aircraft servicing tasks of a plurality of ground support equipment at an airport includes a plurality of beacons and one or more processing circuits. The plurality of beacons are configured to couple to the plurality of ground support equipment. The one or more processing circuits include one or more processors storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processing circuits to acquire signals from the plurality of beacons and coordinate movement of the plurality of ground support equipment based on the signals and in accordance with an aircraft servicing plan.

An aircraft recognition system includes a ground support equipment including a sensor configured to acquire data regarding one or more external characteristics of aircrafts and one or more processing circuits configured to: at least one of: (a) acquire a location of the ground support equipment or (b) acquire the data from the sensor regarding the one or more external characteristics of a respective aircraft proximate the ground support equipment, and determine a type of the respective aircraft based on at least one of the location of the ground support equipment or the data.

A mobile hydrogen fueling system that is configured to provide hydrogen fuel to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft includes a mobile hydrogen storage tank, a robotic arm connected to the mobile hydrogen storage tank having a nozzle configured to interconnect with a corresponding receptacle on the hydrogen storage tank of the aircraft and an autonomous vehicle configured to locate the mobile hydrogen storage tank in a position near the aircraft to allow the robotic arm to interconnect the nozzle to the corresponding receptacle. A method of providing hydrogen fueling to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft is also presented.

A GPS directed vehicle for cleaning airport runway surfaces. The vehicle uses an ultra-high pressure washer for cleaning rubber off the surfaces of the runway, and a vacuum system for the collection of debris. A GPS device allows an operator to track a cleaning line so as to allow no more than 25 mm overlap of surfaces to be cleaned. An iPad can be used to highlight Google maps for calculating a runway area to be treated. Recording allows the exact location of last treated surface area to allow exact location of an untreated surface area.