Electric Taxiing with Disruption Management: Assignment of Electric Towing Vehicles to Aircraft

Reducing aircraft taxiing emissions will deliver a significant contribution to the worldwide goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry. Replacing jet-engine taxiing by towing aircraft with electric towing vehicles is expected to reduce taxiing emissions by roughly 80%. Introducing a fleet of towing vehicles introduces...

Dispatching a fleet of electric towing vehicles for aircraft taxiing with conflict avoidance and efficient battery charging

Following the Paris Accords, the aviation industry aims to become climate neutral by 2050. In this line, electric vehicles that tow aircraft during taxiing are a promising emerging technology to reduce emissions at airports. This paper proposes an end-to-end optimization framework for electric towing vehicles (ETVs) dispatchment at large...

Optimizing the battery charging and swapping infrastructure for electric short-haul aircraft—The case of electric flight in Norway

Recent advances in battery technology have opened the possibility for short-haul electric flight. This is particularly attractive for commuter airlines that operate in remote regions such as archipelagos or Nordic fjords where the geography impedes other means of transportation. In this paper we address the question of how to optimize the...

Analyzing the impact of battery capacity and charging protocols on the dispatchment of electric towing vehicles at a large airport

The aviation industry aims for net-zero emissions by 2050. In this line, achieving climate-neutral ground operations is one of the first objectives. Electric vehicles that tow aircraft during taxiing are a promising technology to achieve climate-neutral ground operations. In this paper, we consider the dispatching of electric towing vehicles at...