Reduced Fuel Burn
Taxi operations burn a significant amount of fuel. Some estimates suggest that the global short haul fleet burns as much as five million tonnes of fuel per year during taxiing alone. With EGTS, airlines can realize savings of up to 4% of total block fuel consumption.
EGTS can deliver up to 4% savings of total block fuel consumption
Greener Operations
EGTS delivers significant reductions in emissions of Nitrogen Oxide, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide as highlighted below.
When compared to Dual Engine Taxi (DET) Operations
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Improved On Time Performance
Aircraft equipped with the system will be able to “pushback and go” reducing pushback time by up to 60%. This reduces both gate and apron congestion, improves on-time departure performance and save valuable time on the ground.
Dual Engine Taxi Out
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Tug pushback begins
Pushback ends/#2 Engine starts
Engines running/configure A/C
A/C configured
Taxi starts
EGTS
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EGTS pushback begins
Pushback end/Configure A/C
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EGTS Value Calculator
Total Taxi Time
20
Utilisation Rate
Annual Flight
Cycles
Average Range
Number of Aircraft
k$ 23 / year / aircraft
M$ 1
M$ 1 / year / fleet
Benefits Summary
Quantified Cost Benefits
- Reduced fuel burn
- Reduced ground tug operations
- Reduced FOD damage
- Reduced emission/carbon tax
- Reduces aircraft repositioning
costs
Other Benefits
- Improved health and safety on apron (no engines running, no jet blast)
- Reduced noise in airport environment
- Enhanced gate autonomy
- Higher precision maneuvering
- Improved OTP - “push back and go” capabilities