Air India will start TaxiBot operations for its A320 aircraft fleet at Delhi and Bengaluru airports, a move that has the potential to save up to 15,000 tonnes of jet fuel over three years.
The airline has entered into an agreement with KSU Aviation to launch the TaxiBot operations, according to a statement on Thursday.
A semi-robotic equipment, the TaxiBot acts as an extension of an aircraft’s nose landing gear. It is used to tow aircraft from the airport terminal gate to the taxi-out point and to tow aircraft from the terminal gate after landing (taxi-in phase) without utilising the aircraft’s engines. This will cut down jet fuel consumption.
