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Pushback Tug ComplianceSoftware

Pushback tug compliance software for airside operations managers and ground handling supervisors tracking driver authorisations, serviceability clocks, and regulatory evidence aligned to IATA IGOM and ISAGO.

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Pushback tug compliance software is the platform airside operations managers, ground handling supervisors, and compliance leads use to hold driver authorisations, serviceability clocks, and regulatory evidence for the tug fleet in one defensible record. Inspectly360 digitises tug driver authorisation and aircraft-type qualification tracking, pre-use and service serviceability clocks, and the evidence that maps to IATA IGOM, ISAGO, and local CAA airside rules.

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Before and After Inspectly360

What changes once pushback tug compliance software runs on one mobile-first platform with photo proof and live dashboards.

Before Inspectly360

  • Driver authorisations to operate a tug on a given aircraft type sit in a file nobody checks against expiry.
  • Whether a tug is compliant to operate today is a verbal judgement, not a record.
  • Evidence for an IGOM or ISAGO requirement is scattered across phones, drives, and email.
  • The airside manager cannot say which tugs or drivers are out of compliance without asking each base.
  • Records are gathered by hand when a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor asks for tug compliance proof.

After Inspectly360

  • Each authorisation carries its expiry and aircraft-type scope with staged alerts before it lapses.
  • Pre-use and service clocks determine whether a tug is cleared to operate, with the status on one record.
  • Each requirement carries timestamped, photo-backed evidence against the tug and the driver.
  • A live dashboard shows authorisation, clock, and evidence status across the tug fleet and drivers.
  • A scoped, timestamped evidence pack exports per tug or driver in minutes.

What Is Pushback Tug Compliance Software, and How Do Airside Teams Use It Across a Fleet?

Pushback tug compliance software is the platform airside operations managers, ground handling supervisors, and compliance leads use to hold driver authorisations, serviceability clocks, and regulatory evidence for the tug fleet in one defensible record. Inspectly360 digitises tug driver authorisation and aircraft-type qualification tracking, pre-use and service serviceability clocks, and the evidence that maps to IATA IGOM, ISAGO, and local CAA airside rules.

Today the tug driver authorisations sit in a file, the question of whether a tug is cleared to operate is a verbal judgement, and the evidence for an ISAGO requirement is scattered across phones and email. When an authorisation lapses, a driver pushes an aircraft type they are not qualified on, or an evidence item cannot be found, nobody sees it until a CAA inspection or an ISAGO audit finds the gap. Across several bases every supervisor holds compliance a little differently, so the airside manager cannot state fleet status with confidence.

Inspectly360 replaces that with mobile capture on iOS and Android: authorisations carry expiry clocks and aircraft-type scope, pre-use and service results determine whether a tug is cleared to operate, and each regulatory requirement carries timestamped, photo-backed evidence against the tug and the driver. Gaps raise alerts before they bite, and a branded evidence pack exports per tug or driver when a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor asks.

  • IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) standardises pushback procedures and the serviceability framework for tugs: IATA IGOM
  • IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) defines the audit standards ground handlers are assessed against: IATA ISAGO

How Does Tug Compliance Run from Driver Authorisation to Regulatory Evidence Pack?

Airside compliance teams follow this loop for tug authorisation tracking, serviceability clearance, and regulatory evidence.

  1. 1

    Map Requirements to Tugs and Drivers

    Attach IGOM, ISAGO, and local CAA airside requirements to each tug and each authorised driver as tracked items.

  2. 2

    Track Authorisations and Aircraft-Type Scope

    Driver tug authorisations and aircraft-type qualifications carry expiry clocks with staged alerts before they lapse.

  3. 3

    Clear Tugs to Operate

    Pre-use and service serviceability clocks determine whether each tug is cleared to operate airside today.

  4. 4

    Capture Regulatory Evidence

    Each requirement carries timestamped, photo-backed evidence against the tug or driver for the compliance trail.

  5. 5

    Export the Evidence Pack

    A scoped, branded evidence pack exports per tug or driver for a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor in minutes.

How Should Ground Handlers Pilot Digital Tug Compliance Before Fleet Rollout?

Answers to common long-tail questions, kept on one canonical page to avoid thin duplicate URLs.

Pilot on One Base

Start with a single base so the requirement map, authorisation clocks, and serviceability rules are validated against real tugs and drivers before rollout to other stations and contracted handlers.

Access and Roles

Supervisors get evidence capture and clearance, the compliance lead gets requirement control, and the airside manager gets read access to the full compliance trail per tug and driver through role-based access.

Which Capabilities Help Teams Track Tug Authorisations, Clocks, and Evidence Consistently?

The platform capabilities that power pushback tug compliance software across every site.

Driver Authorisation and Aircraft-type Clocks

Tug driver authorisations and aircraft-type qualifications carry expiry dates with staged alerts. Why it matters: a driver pushing an aircraft type outside their authorisation is a direct airside rule breach.

Serviceability Clearance Rules

Pre-use and service results determine whether a tug is cleared to operate airside today. Why it matters: a tug operating past a serviceability clock is the gap an ISAGO audit and a safety event both expose.

Requirement-to-evidence Mapping

In Aviation pushback tug compliance operations, each IGOM, ISAGO, and CAA requirement carries timestamped, photo-backed evidence. Why it matters: an auditor wants the requirement and the proof side by side, not a scattered email search.

Aircraft-type Qualification Records

Each driver carries the aircraft types they are qualified to push on one record. Why it matters: a mismatch between driver qualification and the aircraft on stand is a known pushback risk.

Fleet Compliance Dashboard

Authorisation, clock, and evidence status roll up across tugs and drivers. Why it matters: the airside manager states fleet compliance without asking each base.

Per-tug and Per-driver Evidence Export

A branded compliance pack exports per tug or driver for the regulator. Why it matters: a CAA or ISAGO request becomes a minutes-long export, not a file search.

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How Is This Different from Paper Permit Files, Spreadsheet Expiry Logs, and Email Evidence Trails?

Airside operations managers and ground handling supervisors comparing Inspectly360 to paper permit files, spreadsheet expiry logs, and email evidence trails see the difference fastest on tug driver authorisation tracking, serviceability clocks, regulatory evidence capture, aircraft-type qualification records, and fleet-wide compliance status aligned to IATA IGOM, ISAGO, and local CAA airside rules.

TopicTypical GapsWith Inspectly360
Tug driver authorisation trackingDriver authorisations to operate a tug on a given aircraft type sit in a file nobody checks against expiry.Each authorisation carries its expiry and aircraft-type scope with staged alerts before it lapses.
Serviceability clocksWhether a tug is compliant to operate today is a verbal judgement, not a record.Pre-use and service clocks determine whether a tug is cleared to operate, with the status on one record.
Regulatory evidence captureEvidence for an IGOM or ISAGO requirement is scattered across phones, drives, and email.Each requirement carries timestamped, photo-backed evidence against the tug and the driver.
Fleet-wide compliance statusThe airside manager cannot say which tugs or drivers are out of compliance without asking each base.A live dashboard shows authorisation, clock, and evidence status across the tug fleet and drivers.
Evidence pack for the regulatorRecords are gathered by hand when a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor asks for tug compliance proof.A scoped, timestamped evidence pack exports per tug or driver in minutes.

What Changes for the Airside Operations Manager, Ground Handling Supervisor, and Compliance Lead?

What changes once pushback tug compliance software is standardised on Inspectly360.

  • Airside Operations Manager: Live fleet view of authorisation, clock, and evidence status without asking each base.
  • Ground Handling Supervisor: Clear rules on whether a tug and driver are cleared to operate, backed by evidence.
  • Compliance Lead: Each IGOM and ISAGO requirement mapped to timestamped, photo-backed proof per tug and driver.
  • Fleet Engineer: Serviceability clocks that link tug maintenance status to airside clearance on one record.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Pushback Tug Compliance Software

How does pushback tug compliance software track driver authorisations?

Each tug driver authorisation, including the aircraft types the driver is qualified to push, is held as a tracked item with its expiry date. The platform raises staged alerts before an authorisation lapses, so the supervisor renews it during a planned window rather than discovering it expired when a CAA inspector challenges a driver on the apron. The authorisation, the training behind it, and the aircraft types and tugs a driver can operate stay on one record. When the regulator asks which drivers are out of authorisation across the operation, the dashboard answers in seconds instead of a manual file check, which matters when several handlers share one tug pool.

How does it decide whether a tug is cleared to operate airside?

Serviceability clearance is driven by the tug's pre-use check and service status. If a pre-use check is missed, an open defect is safety-critical, or a service interval is overdue, the tug shows as not cleared to operate until the issue is resolved. This turns a verbal judgement into a recorded rule, so a supervisor does not have to remember which tug had a brake fault yesterday. The clearance status sits on the tug record with the evidence behind it, so an ISAGO auditor can see both the rule and the proof that a tug operating airside met it before it connected to an aircraft.

Does the platform work offline on the apron?

Yes. Capture works fully offline on iOS and Android, which matters on the apron, at remote stands, and at outstations where signal is weak. Supervisors capture evidence, check serviceability clearance, and record authorisation checks while offline, and records sync automatically once the device reconnects. Nothing is lost if a check is done in a dead spot, and the timestamp reflects when the work was done, not when it synced. This keeps the compliance trail accurate for the airside manager and for a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor reviewing evidence across the tug fleet and the driver pool.

How does it handle aircraft-type qualifications for tug drivers?

Each driver carries the aircraft types they are qualified to push as part of their authorisation record. Because a wide-body pushback differs from a narrow-body one and uses different tugs and procedures, the qualification scope is tracked per type rather than as a blanket sign-off. The platform raises alerts before a type qualification lapses, and the dashboard shows which drivers are qualified on which types across the fleet. This closes the gap where a driver is rostered to push an aircraft type they are not current on, which is both an airside rule breach and a recognised contributor to nose-gear and pushback incidents.

How does it map evidence to IGOM and ISAGO requirements?

Each IGOM, ISAGO, and local CAA airside requirement is set up as a tracked item against the relevant tugs and drivers. As checks, authorisations, and services are completed, their timestamped, photo-backed records attach to the matching requirement. The result is a requirement and its proof held side by side, rather than evidence scattered across phones, drives, and email. When an auditor walks a requirement, you show the requirement, the tugs and drivers it applies to, and the evidence that satisfies it. This is the structure ISAGO assessments expect, and it removes the scramble of assembling proof after the request lands.

What evidence can we produce for a CAA inspection or ISAGO audit?

Every authorisation, serviceability clearance, requirement, and piece of evidence is stored with a timestamp, the named person, and a photo against the specific tug or driver. When a CAA inspector or ISAGO auditor asks for tug compliance proof, you export a scoped, branded evidence pack per tug or driver covering the audit window in minutes. The trail shows current authorisations and type qualifications, serviceability clearance, requirement-by-requirement evidence, and the closure of any gap with verified sign-off. This replaces the gather-from-everywhere routine that paper files and email trails force, and the evidence is consistent across every base in the operation.

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