IAI's TaxiBot completes certification for the Boeing 737 family

The Boeing 737 NG has been officially certified for TaxiBot dispatch towing. The Supplement Type Certificate (STC) was issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI). This milestone completes certification for the Boeing 737 family, thus covering the Boeing 737-600, 737-700,737-800,737-900 and 737-900ER, in addition to prior certification of the Boeing 737-300,737-400 and 737-500. TaxiBot, a semi-robotic pilot-controlled vehicle, is designed to transport commercial airline aircraft from terminal gates to the runway and back, without using the airplane’s own engines. The TaxiBot has been dispatch-towing commercial Lufthansa Boeing 737 (Classic) flights departing out of Frankfurt Airport since November 2014.