De Ice

Really, someone who pulled down 12 mil, spends more to de-ice a private jet than most people make annually understands the struggles of the little people, yep and the Brooklyn Bridge is still for sale. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lacking the resources to de-ice the entire airfield rapidly, BAA was unable to operate Heathrow at full capacity for five days. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But the airport had intermittent power outages that made it impossible to refuel or de-ice and created problems using jet bridges for fliers to disembark, JetBlue said. ❋ Susan Carey (2011)

CHUCK LANZA, BROARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMS: We don't have the ability to de-ice and do any of that stuff. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Deutsche Post DHL, which handles international deliveries only, recently beefed up operations crews to de-ice planes and help with seasonal volume at its Cincinnati hub. ❋ Gwendolyn Bounds (2010)

Eric Heraud, a spokesman for the General Direction of Civilian Aviation, said Charles de Gaulle airport said the cancellations are necessary because the airport is running low on reserves of ethylene glycol, the liquid used to de-ice planes. ❋ Init Landauro (2010)

CHUCK LANZA, BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMS: We don't have the ability to de-ice and do any of that stuff. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That system, built by Passur Aerospace Inc. in 2001, helped airlines, the airport and the FAA plan runway closures for snowplows and did some crude metering of departures so that airlines could plan when to de-ice jets. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A quick trip to a nearby buddy's basement to de-ice our skate laces and drink a mug of hot chocolate was all we needed to reinvigorate ourselves and go back out in the sub-zero weather. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Because de-icing can take 25 minutes per plane, he says, you could de-ice and never really get out of the conga line for de-icing. ❋ Susan Carey (2010)

If the low temperature for the day or night was only 58, why would they need to de-ice the plane even once? ❋ Malia Litman (2010)

Cancellations are not only because of the heavy snow, but the gusty winds expected, which makes it difficult to de-ice planes, Sanderson said. ❋ By MAE ANDERSON (2010)

In Cologne, two railway workers were killed during the night when they were hit by a train as they tried to de-ice a switch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Took me about half an hour to defrost de-ice, really my inches of ice covered freezer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thousands stranded in airports in London, Paris and Frankfurt spent another uncomfortable night on the floor as ground crews scrambled to de-ice planes and clear snowy runways. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2010)

I have many more mornings left of waking up to de-ice my car, cursing under my breath the entire time. ❋ Loukia (2010)

Heathrow was the only major airport in the UK to not close last winter There are over 60 vehicles and 50 staff keeping the runways clear An extra £500,000 has been invested this year in snow-fighting technology Heathrow has storage for 500,000 litres of de-icing fluid Each de-icing vehicle can hold a massive 60,000 litres and it takes around 25 mins to de-ice each runway ❋ Unknown (2010)

The filings show Palin's political wing, Sarah PAC, paid a FL-based airplane service company $14K to de-ice a private jet. ❋ Rachel Weiner (2010)

* Each de-icing vehicle can hold a massive 60,000 litres and it takes around 25 mins to de-ice each runway ❋ Unknown (2010)

I de-iced [Peter] [after like] a month...I missed the [moron] like totally.. ❋ Rperazag (2010)

I de-iced [Peter] [after like] a month...I missed the [moron] like totally. ❋ Rperazag (2010)