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Old 06-26-2013 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bubi352
We are scheduled to get our NEOs starting in 2016. Those coming starting in 2017 will be fitted with eTaxi. eTaxi or electric-taxi is essentially a geared AC motor powered by the APU and installed on each main landing gear that enables the crew to taxi without engines. We will be one of the first to use them.
This is extremely exciting. I saw the YouTube video and it looked a great system.
The future is looking very bright...