The official airmen’s information manual, FAA bible on how to fly; tells pilots to taxi only as fast as they can walk. Still LOL here Once our Chief Pilot reminded us to heed the AIM on taxi speed. The ontime rate went to zero in 1 day. Can you imagine how long it would take to get to the end of a 2 mile long runway at that pace? How about in ORD they would send you to the penalty box for 20 years if you taxied that slow. His newsletter was pulled off the web.

[Southwest] is known for speedy taxis, and also for running off the end of runways and taxiways 11 times in one year. Just the facts sir. Just the facts.

Most all other airlines taxi at a speed that will allow them to stop if say a ground vehicle darts out in front of them. It’s not easy to suddenly stop so taxi speeds are, I don’t know reasonable. I try to keep it around 20Kts GS. Now if you are in a hurry to catch the employee bus at the end of a long trip, maybe 30kts. If you are pissed at the company for say…I don’t know…maybe handing out a 30% pay cut, well maybe you taxi at a slow walk speed. It’s all left to the Capt’s judgment. But then again the saying in aviation is; all is forgivable if you live or unless it happens on the ground then hang the guilty ........ There is no forgiveness for ground accidents; we taxi (except [Southwest]) accordingly.