Enabling electric green taxis, fuel and cost savings with electromechanical power contactors integrating intelligent sensing and protective functions
FAIRVIEW, N.C., Aug. 2014. Jet fuel is a major expense for airlines, so saving even a fraction per flight can add up to considerable savings. Electric green taxi systems enable commercial airplanes to push back from the gate and taxi out to the runway without starting the main engines, adding up to millions of dollars in savings.