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Old 19th Jan 2014, 07:24
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I'm afraid you are a little late as that idea has been thought of before. The chaos which would ensue at a busy airport would not be justifiable. ATC know where aircraft and vehicles are, either by looking out of the window or by using ground rada; they do not need GPS.

There are sometimes not enough tugs to do the job intended for them and to have sufficient vehicles to service movements at a busy airfield would be very costly.
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