New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) Delhi Airport has saved 2,14,000 litres of aviation turbine fuel in last two years, thus reducing carbon emission by 532 tonnes, using TaxiBot.
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium, on Thursday announced that it has completed 1,000 movements of sustainable taxing of aircraft at Delhi airport. Introduced two years ago, the use of TaxiBot’s have helped in reducing around 532 tonnes of Carbon at Delhi Airport. It also helped airlines in saving around 214,000 litres of ATF, which was supposed to be burned by the aircraft during taxiing.
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).
Not only this, TaxiBot’s also helped the Delhi Airport in significantly in reducing the risk of foreign object debris (FOD) damage to the aircraft during its ground movement and taxiing noise at the airport. It is resourceful to ATC as TaxiBot’s offer faster apron clearance and assist airlines in reducing turnaround time for its ground operations.
“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 environment-friendly organization. This is a major milestone not only for DIAL but also for aviation sector globally, in terms of promoting and adopting alternative and green taxiing solution,” said Mr. Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, Chief Executive Officer, DIAL.
At present, two TaxiBots are operational at Delhi Airport with three airlines, and their numbers at Delhi Airport is expected to go up to 15 over a period of four years.
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