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FAA accepts Green Taxi certification plan; first Zero‑Engine Taxi STC targeted for 2027

FAA has accepted Green Taxi’s certification plan for the Zero Engine Taxi eTaxi retrofit, creating a formal path toward a supplemental type certificate. The company is targeting the program’s first STC in 2027, advancing engine‑off taxi capability for in‑service aircraft.

Discovered 2026-03-05T00:01:40.260256-08:00 | 2026-03-05T00:01:40.260256-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The FAA acceptance establishes a formal STC pathway, with the program’s first approval targeted for 2027.
The retrofit is moving toward test installation on an Embraer E175 and the developer has cited potential 5–20% taxi fuel savings, relevant for airline operating costs and emissions reporting.
This milestone arrives amid wider FAA scheduling shifts — notably the agency’s delay to the powered‑lift safety continuum to mid‑2026 — underscoring regulatory timing risks for novel retrofit and new‑technology certification campaigns.

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