Indigo airlines on Tuesday morning became the first Indian Airbus operator to successfully complete trials for Taxibot operations on Airbus A320 aircraft, and India became the only country where performance evaluation trials for Taxibots have been successfully completed on Airbus A320 aircraft.
The trials were conducted shortly past midnight and early hours of Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi International airport. “All possible operational scenarios were successfully enacted in a live environment with Taxibot attached to an A320 aircraft during the four-hour-long performance evaluation window at IGI Airport, showcasing the handling and operational capabilities of the semi robotic machine,” Sanjay Bahadur, Head Corporate Communication & Compliance, KSU Aviation Private Ltd told Mumbai Mirror. KSU has brought the Taxibots to India and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has been carrying out the first trials before commencing Taxibot operations at the airport.
Officials from Airbus and Indigo’s operations and engineering teams, DGCA officials from Flight Standards Directorate, Taxibot designers from Israel Aerospace Industries, TLD, the manufacturers of the Taxibots,DIAL officials and Taxibot India team were present during the successful trial.20/02/19 Satish Nandgaonkar/Mumbai Mirror
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The trials were conducted shortly past midnight and early hours of Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi International airport. “All possible operational scenarios were successfully enacted in a live environment with Taxibot attached to an A320 aircraft during the four-hour-long performance evaluation window at IGI Airport, showcasing the handling and operational capabilities of the semi robotic machine,” Sanjay Bahadur, Head Corporate Communication & Compliance, KSU Aviation Private Ltd told Mumbai Mirror. KSU has brought the Taxibots to India and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has been carrying out the first trials before commencing Taxibot operations at the airport.
Officials from Airbus and Indigo’s operations and engineering teams, DGCA officials from Flight Standards Directorate, Taxibot designers from Israel Aerospace Industries, TLD, the manufacturers of the Taxibots,DIAL officials and Taxibot India team were present during the successful trial.20/02/19 Satish Nandgaonkar/Mumbai Mirror
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