If you are a frequent flyer, you've probably been at the airport waiting to jet somewhere on a winter trip when the voice of ...

Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft and its 80 passengers and crew ...

But how does this process actually work, and why is it needed? In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the vertical ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad As a mechanical engineer who studies frost growth and water droplets on surfaces, I have come to appreciate the importance of deicing planes.