Tag: taxi
NEWS May 26, 2026 easyJet and Amsterdam Schiphol Have Switched Off Aircraft Engines During Taxiing, and the Fuel Savings Are Already Measurable Every time a commercial aircraft taxis to the runway with its main engines running, it burns through thousands of pounds of jet fuel before it has carried a single passenger a single metre into the sky. At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest and most spread-out airports, that invisible cost has long accounted for a significant share of each flight's total emissions. As of today, easyJet and Schiphol have taken a concrete step to address it. Read More →
NEWS Apr 27, 2026 Joby Aviation Just Flew an Electric Air Taxi from JFK to Manhattan in Under 10 Minutes and It Plans to Do It Again for the Next 10 Days New York City witnessed a genuine landmark in urban aviation when Joby Aviation became the first company to fly an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, an eVTOL, on a point-to-point route between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Manhattan. Read More →
NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Frontier Airlines Pilots Narrowly Avoid a Catastrophe at LAX After Two Trucks Cut Across Their Path in the Dark A Frontier Airlines crew had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision with two service trucks that cut across their path in the dead of night. Read More →
NEWS Oct 02, 2024 Toyota Invests $500 Million into Electric Air Taxi Manufactuer Joby Aviation Toyota has agreed to invest a significant amount of money towards the production of Joby air taxis. Find out how much money Toyota has invested thus far and where Joby plans to obtain certification. Read More →
NEWS Sep 01, 2024 Electric Air Taxis From Newark to NYC in 10 Minutes!? Archer and United's Planned eVTOL Operations What once seemed like a scene from a science fiction movie is now coming into focus as Archer and United plan to launch the first-ever eVTOL connection in the United States as early as next year between Newark Airport and Downtown Manhattan. Read More →
NEWS Aug 11, 2024 Delta Flight Carrying Carolina Panthers Slides Off Taxiway At Charlotte Airport. According to multiple reports and later confirmed by the team, Delta Airlines flight 8860 ran off the taxiway and went into mud caused by torrential rains in Charlotte. Like most of the East Coast, the Queen City is still dealing with the effects of Tropical Storm Debby. Read More →
NEWS Aug 10, 2024 Archer Aviation Announces Massive Los Angeles Electric Air Taxi Network The futuristic world of flying taxis might be closer than we think. Archer Aviation made a huge announcement regarding a planned "air mobility network" coming to the Greater Los Angeles Area in the next two years. Read More →
NEWS Jun 18, 2024 Archer, Signature Aviation Sign Landmark Infrastructure Deal for Evtol Operations Announced Monday, leading eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation and fixed-based operator Signature Aviation signed a momentum of understanding (MoU) to electrify the largest network of private aviation terminals across the United States. Read More →
NEWS Jun 07, 2024 Archer Aviation Gets FAA Nod to Begin Commercial Air Taxi Operations Archer Aviation has earned the Part 135 certificate, which means they are close to commercializing air taxi. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 06, 2024 Why Are Electric Taxiing Systems Not Used Today? Electric taxiing systems (EGTS) emerged as a beacon of hope for reducing fuel consumption and emissions in the aviation industry. The idea is simple, use electric motors in the wheels to taxi airplanes instead of relying on the fuel-guzzling main engines. Read More →