TaxiBot is semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
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NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has become the first airport in the world to have completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with TaxiBot, which is a semi-robotic hybrid special purpose vehicle. The service has helped the airport in significantly reducing carbon emission and saving fuel.
IGI is the only airport in the world which adopted this green taxiing solution in May 2019.
TaxiBots had helped in reducing around 532 tonnes of Carbon at the airport which in turn saved 2.14 lakh litres of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), the quantity supposed to be burned by the aircraft during taxiing, said the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Thursday.
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New Delhi, May 6 : The national capital s IGI airport on Thursday said it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with TaxiBot .
In aviation parlance, a TaxiBot is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries.
The 800-hp hybrid-electric engine, controlled by the pilot from the cockpit using the regular pilot controls, can move an aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off point (taxi-out phase) and return it to the gate after landing (taxi-in phase).
NEW DELHI: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Thursday announced completing 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with Taxibot a semi-robotic hybrid special purpose vehicle and thus helped the airport in significantly reducing carbon emission and saving fuel. Delhi Airport says it is the only airport in the world” to reach this landmark.
Introduced two years ago, the use of TaxiBot’s have helped in reducing around about 532 tonnes of carbon emissions and helped airlines save 2.1 lakh litres of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) that is burnt by aircraft during taxiing.
DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said, “Delhi Airport is one of the leading airports globally in terms of adopting environmental sustainability related initiatives. With the implementation and continuous use of TaxiBot, DIAL continues its journey of making Delhi Airport one of the most sustainable airports globally. The reduction in carbon emissions by use of TaxiBot establishes DIAL as an env
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https://mybs.in/2ZeJQuH The national capital s IGI airport on Thursday said it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft with TaxiBot . In aviation parlance, a TaxiBot is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries. The 800-hp hybrid-electric engine, controlled by the pilot from the cockpit using the regular pilot controls, can move an aircraft from the terminal gate to the take-off point (taxi-out phase) and return it to the gate after landing (taxi-in phase). According to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium which manages and operates the IGIA, TaxiBot have helped in reducing around 532 tonnes of carbon.
Flight operations at Delhi Airport’s T2 may be suspended due to lack of flyers: Report
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Operations at Delhi IGI Airport s Terminal 2 may be suspended as flyers have reduced sharply in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19 in India.
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Operations at Delhi Airport s T2 likely to be temporailry suspended due to lack of flyers. (Photo: Representational image)
Lack of flyers may lead to suspension of operations at Delhi IGI Airport s Terminal 2 (T2) from May 10. Passenger numbers have nosedived at the T2 terminal as Delhi continues to witness a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases, reported The Times of India.