Originally Posted by
gonzalu
Actually, jetBlue is testing a new system that will deplane and board while the aircraft is taxiing from one end of the runway to the takeoff end... still working out kinks with the re-fueling connections and the speed of the fuel trucks right now. The buses with pax are fast enough and are using magnetic latches for quick connect/disconnect to the plane. Problem is they have to install a heavy metal plate to the underside of the doors to facilitate the MagnaLink as it is being called by SpeedBoard Systems, the company who is developing the technology for jetBlue...
Isn't that right, Phil?