Douglas Equipment
“Kalmar-era heritage towbarless and military towing tractors.”
Decades of ground presence across the GCC.
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Company brief
Douglas Equipment is a British manufacturer of airport ground support equipment (GSE), historically known for its aircraft towbars, ground power units, and a broad range of airside support tools used at airports worldwide. The company was acquired by Curtiss-Wright Corporation and has been integrated into the Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions division. The Curtiss-Wright DS website's Douglas sub-page returned a 404 error at the time of crawling, suggesting the web presence has been consolidated or reorganised within the parent company's digital properties.
Douglas Equipment's heritage products include aircraft towbars for a wide variety of commercial aircraft types, aircraft ground power units (GPUs), aircraft jacks, maintenance stands, and associated GSE for airside operations. The company supplied equipment to airports and ground handling operators across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, and other regions, establishing a reputation for durable and aircraft-type-specific tooling. Towbars and ground power solutions from Douglas have historically been used at major international airports including GCC-region operators.
Following the Curtiss-Wright acquisition, Douglas Equipment's capabilities in ground support products for the aerospace and defence sector have been maintained under the broader Curtiss-Wright portfolio, which covers defence electronics, aerospace instrumentation, and motion control systems. The integration means Douglas ground support products may now be marketed through Curtiss-Wright's defence and commercial aerospace sales channels. Specific product specifications, current catalogue, and named airport installations are not accessible through the redirected website at the time of this extraction.
Indexed product lines
Aircraft-type-specific towbars for pushback and towing operations at airport ramp environments.
Electrical ground power units providing aircraft with power during ground operations when APU is not in use.
Hydraulic and mechanical jacking equipment and access stands for aircraft maintenance and inspection.
Operating in 2 countries
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