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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2014
Joseph J. Cox, Portland, OR (US);
Rodney T. Cox, North Plains, OR (US);
Isaiah W. Cox, London, GB;
Abstract
A method for maintaining a supply of available aircraft equipped with non-engine drive means for autonomous ground movement is provided that enables an air carrier, particularly a low cost carrier, to operate reliably, efficiently, and economically to provide substantially uninterrupted air transport service. The present method is designed to enable airlines with fleets of older aircraft retrofitted with non-engine drive means for autonomous ground movement to operate economically and efficiently through a cooperative arrangement with a maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider that maintains and ensures an available supply network of spare and backup aircraft. The supply network may be global in geographic scope and may provide spare or backup aircraft equipped with non-engine drive means to one or more airlines.