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  2. Pushback (aviation) - Wikipedia

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    Pushback tug with a towbar on the apron A conventional tractor hooked up to a United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER at Denver International Airport. Large aircraft cannot be moved by hand and must have a tractor or tug. Pushback tractors use a low profile design to fit under the aircraft nose.

  3. Ground support equipment - Wikipedia

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    Pushback tugs can also be used to pull aircraft in various situations, such as to a hangar. Different size tugs are required for different size aircraft. Some tugs use a tow-bar as a connection between the tug and the aircraft, while other tugs lift the nose gear off the ground to make it easier to tow or push.

  4. The pushback was put back into use after it was serviced. Inspection photos taken by OSHA investigators show the state of the pushback after the crash. The photos show a mangled steering wheel ...

  5. Pushback - Wikipedia

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    Pushback may refer to: Pushback (aviation), a vehicle for towing airplanes; Pushback (migration), any measure aimed at forcing migrants to return over a border;

  6. Aircraft ground handling - Wikipedia

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    Icelandair Boeing 757 being serviced by another airline; SAS at Gardermoen Airport A ground-handling tug pulls a British Airways Boeing 747-400 at Heathrow Airport, England Airbus A380-800 operated by Qatar Airways on apron outside Heathrow Terminal 4 with a wide range of ground handling equipments around such as aircraft container, pallet loader, ULD, jet air starter, belt loader, pushback ...

  7. Taxiing - Wikipedia

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    Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) [1] is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug. The aircraft usually moves on wheels, but the term also includes aircraft with skis or floats (for water-based travel).

  8. Airport apron - Wikipedia

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    The apron area of Vienna International Airport Airbus A380-800 operated by Qatar Airways on apron outside Heathrow Terminal 4 with jet bridges and a wide range of ground handling equipment around such as aircraft container, pallet loader, ULD, jet air starter, belt loader, pushback tug, catering vehicles, and dollies.

  9. What do people regret the most when they retire? [Video] - AOL

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    The financial upside of working past the traditional retirement age is clear: more years of earning and saving, not needing to dip into retirement savings so those funds can stay invested and grow ...