Post by Christopher Surgenor

Following a trial earlier this year, easyJet and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport have begun deploying electric #TaxiBot technology for Airbus aircraft operations at the airport, reports Christopher Surgenor for GreenAir News. TaxiBot is a semi-robotic aircraft tractor that enables aircraft to taxi between the gate and runway without using their main jet engines. The low-cost carrier estimates the technology will save an average 95kg of fuel and 299kg of CO2 per flight, while also reducing apron noise. Four easyJet Airbus aircraft are being equipped for TaxiBot operations at Schiphol, with the two partners collaborating with Airbus, Menzies Aviation and Smart Airport Systems. The airport has ambitions to achieve fully sustainable taxiing operations by 2030 and is the first in Europe to deploy electric TaxiBot technology for Airbus aircraft. #sustainableaviation #SustainableTaxiing Royal Schiphol Group David Morgan Rea S. Lahiru Ranasinghe Esmé Valk CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Denise Pronk Maxime Mahieu Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eTcS4z7S