Thursday, 9 February 2012

easyJet first airline to trial electric green taxiing system by Safran and Honeywell

easyJet announced that it will be the first airline to support the development and trial of the innovative new electric green taxiing system (EGTS).

Due to the high frequency and short sector lengths of easyJet’s operations, around 4% of total fuel consumed annually is used when the airline’s aircraft are taxiing. easyJet’s aircraft average 20 minutes of taxi time per flight – the equivalent of 3.5 million miles a year. 



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