# Goldhofer wins Airbus order for A380 towbarless aircraft tractor

Goldhofer AG received an order from Airbus Deutschland GmbH to deliver an AST-1 X 400 towbarless aircraft tractor for the A380, scheduled for delivery in March 2005.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-03-26
- Where: Memmingen, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: towbarless aircraft tractor AST-1 X 400
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (customer)
- [Goldhofer](https://endata.com/companies/35096.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [airport-information.com](https://airport-information.com/data/news/airbus-buys-the-first-towbarless-aircraft-tractor-for-the-a380-5964.html), 2023-03-26: "We are very proud of it that the aircraft manufacturer itself has decided in favour of a Goldhofer aircraft tractor - there is no better publicity for us."

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