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KLM trials sustainable taxiing | WebWire

By Delores B. Williams 2 months ago

KLM started out taking aspect in a demo at Schiphol to check sustainable strategies to taxi aircraft. The demo is currently being carried out with a Taxibot. This is a hybrid towing car which, compared with the ordinary pushback trucks, is licenced to tow total aircraft to in close proximity to the start off of the runway, without the need of the aircraft having to start off its engines. This is anticipated to lessen gas intake through taxiing by fifty% to 85%. Schiphol Airport has produced the Taxibot obtainable to KLM, Transavia and Corendon to empower them to carry out

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Bombardier Announces Leadership Change | WebWire

By Delores B. Williams 5 months ago

Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) announced these days that ric Martel has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Bombardier Board of Administrators, powerful April six, 2020.

ric Martel joins Bombardier from Hydro-Qubec, the place he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2015. With revenues of about $10 billion (USD), Hydro-Qubec is one particular of the largest producers of hydroelectricity in the entire world. Prior to signing up for Hydro-Qubec, ric Martel held a amount of management positions at Bombardier, together with President of the Company Aircraft Division and President of the Customer

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