ORLANDO, FLA. – At the Aviation Industry Exposition in Orlando, Fla., LEKTRO Inc. announced the sale of the company’s 3,000th towbarless electric aircraft tug to American Eagle Airlines of Fort Worth, Texas, for use at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The tug is capable of towing aircraft weighing up to 75,000 pounds. American Eagle has purchased more than 50 LEKTRO tugs since 1998.

LEKTRO Inc. of Warrenton has been making electric vehicles for a variety of applications since 1945. The company manufactured the world’s first towbarless aircraft tug, called the Airporter, and today is the world’s leading manufacturer of towbarless aircraft towing vehicles.

Over the past three years LEKTRO has sold more than 1,000 tugs to customers ranging from private citizens to the governments of nations. LEKTRO’s customers find battery-powered tow tractors are better for the environment while being quieter, easier to operate, and requiring far less maintenance than traditional combustion-engine equipment.