Airlines are constantly seeking ways to reduce operating costs. The principal target focused on today is fuel costs. The following chart illustrates how efficient airlines have become over the last decade. But as impressive as this chart is, one can…
EGTS is the acronym for the e-taxi solution from Honeywell and SAFRAN, which was demonstrated this week at the Paris Air Show. A description of their product can be found here. The photo below shows how this solution looks on…
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If you watched our videos from Airbus’ Innovation Days you will have noticed the comments about eTaxi. Airbus seems to favor the Honeywell/SAFRAN eTaxi solution which uses the main wheels. When asked about this, Airbus says the nose wheels don’t…
The promise of moving an aircraft on the ground without its engines running dates back to 2004, when Boeing Phantom Works worked with a start-up that became known as Wheeltug. So the idea is not as new as many think. …
We focus on commercial programs, but occasionally a non-commercial aerospace story comes along that is fascinating. The video from Iran appears to show a US made UAV that its says it captured. Indeed the language they used is that an…