Pilot-controlled TaxiBot could slash aircraft ground emissions by 80%

To cut costs and emissions, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is rolling out a pilot program using a semi-robotic ground tug called TaxiBot that allows pilots to taxi airliners around the airport without using their main jet engines.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: Aircraft, Airports, Emissions, Remote-Control

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Markwayne Mullin Makes Insane Threat to Blue Cities’ Economies

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubled down on his idiotic threat to stop processing international flights at airports in sanctuary cities.

Speaking on Fox News’s _Hannity_ Tuesday, Mullin complained that local law enforcement had allowed a chaotic protest outside of New Jersey’s Delaney Hall, a privately operated immigration detention facility under federal jurisdiction. The…

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AI holograms are reinventing how we navigate airports

Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York has unveiled Bridget, a life-sized, hyper-realistic AI hologram that can hold a real conversation – answering questions about gates, baggage claims, and VIP lounges. The technology is a signal that the way we navigate airports is changing from static signs and apps to conversational digital guides, and several major hubs are already competing to define…

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