Mototok

Mototok International GmbH, headquartered in Krefeld, Germany, was founded in 2003 by aviator Kersten Eckert and Thilo Wiers-Keiser. The company builds battery-powered, remote-controlled aircraft tugs that lift the nose gear and move the aircraft with an operator walking alongside. Customers listed include FBOs, MROs, aircraft manufacturers, airlines and militaries, and the site is offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic.

For business aviation, the M-Series covers the M 515, M 518 and M 528 (15 t to 28 t towing capacity), with a 1.3 kW motor and a 48 V battery pack, and the TWIN-Series reaches 75 t for large business jets. The Spacer line goes to 200 t, and the Alligator tugs helicopters up to 3.5 t. The M-Series page lists Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24, Citation, Phenom, Gulfstream G280, Learjet, Challenger and King Air as towable types, and options include AGV operation and an oversteering protection feature.

Mototok does not publish prices; it offers a consultation and a free tug-selection service based on aircraft type and weight. The site names no US subsidiary or dealer, though it cites work at a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and it invites companies to apply as distribution or service partners. A service-request page and cloud-based remote diagnostics support owners after purchase.