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s airports and airlines around the world
seek to reduce pollution, battle congestion
between the ramp and taxiway and make
operations more efficient, many are turning
to the latest technology for answers.
At Schiphol Airport (AMS) in Amsterdam, stakeholders from the airport, airlines and ground operations came together
to examine how aircraft could taxi more
efficiently to help all entities meet longterm sustainability goals.
Field trials for TaxiBot, invented by
Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI), designed
and built by TLD and IAI and powered
by technologies developed by TLD's sister

company Smart Airport Systems (SAS),
began earlier this year to better understand how the semi-robotic tractor could
help airlines and Schiphol further reduce
emissions and improve operations.
" As an airline, there's not a lot of potential to improve your environmental footprint - your sustainability - when you've
bought the latest generation of aircraft, "
explains Vincent Metz, EVP of business

development at SAS. " Once you fly the 787s,
the A220s, the 777 Max or the Neo, biofuel is the only available option to further
reduce your emissions in flight ... but scaling up biofuel will still take 10 to 20 years. "
With less room for improvement in the
air, Metz says an airline should focus on
what can be done on the ground to decrease
its environmental impact. There, big steps
can be made with technology that is available today. Solutions like TaxiBot, can
help in this area by limiting the amount
of time an aircraft's engines are running
and, hence, reduce fuel burn while taxiing
to the runway.
" If you see what parts of the flight where
we can still really improve drastically,
then it's obviously in departing from the
ground, " Metz says. " The use of engines is

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ground_Support_December1220_January0121

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column – Ground Handling
Towing Technology Put to the Test
The Trouble with Tribal Knowledge
The Impacts of Insurance on Ground Service
Built to Move
A Customizable Fueling Experience
Product Hangar
Editor’s Note
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Business Buzz
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Industry Expert Column – Ground Handling
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Towing Technology Put to the Test
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - The Trouble with Tribal Knowledge
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - The Impacts of Insurance on Ground Service
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Built to Move
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - 33
Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - A Customizable Fueling Experience
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Product Hangar
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Ground_Support_December1220_January0121 - Editor’s Note
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