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title: "Aircraft towing — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 3, Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24: ‘aircraft towing’ means the forward movement of an aircraft in service or out of service by using…"
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# aircraft towing

EASA defines “aircraft towing” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘aircraft towing’ means the forward movement of an aircraft in service or out of service by using external power of ground support equipment that supports the aircraft’s nose landing gear or is attached to it;

Article 3 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Easy Access Rules, 5 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation#article-3)

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- [aircraft handling](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-handling)
- [aircraft loading](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-loading)
- [aircraft pushback](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-pushback)
- [aircraft turnaround](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-turnaround)
- [audit](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/audit)
- [baggage](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage)
- [baggage handling](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage-handling)