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CO's De-icing Structure At EWR

Cory6188 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2686 posts, RR: 6
Posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2035 times:

Recently while at EWR during a minor snowstorm, we were delayed for about an hour while our 762 was de-iced with the trucks and fluid. This got me wondering...does CO still use their one-of-a-kind triangular de-icing structure at EWR? If so, why didn't we use it?

Does anyone know anything about it? Does CO use it often? If so, how well does it work? And if it does work well, why haven't they put it at CLE (I wouldn't think IAH has many snow problems Smile ).

I know it's a lot of questions, but I have never really heard much about it before.

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Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2522 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1972 times:

They use a big tent like building with infrared panels to melt off the ice. It is still in use now, and I believe quite often. During the summer time it's used to store random planes.

As far as why you didn't use it... Being that you were in EWR I would assume that the line for the deice tent was backed up so they felt it would be quicker to just use the "old fashioned" way.

Cory6188 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2686 posts, RR: 6
Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1966 times:

Is it faster than the normal method or just more environmentally sound?

Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2522 posts, RR: 5
Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1962 times:

Obviously it is more economically sond, and I believe that it is also quite a bit faster.

I called my dad who works for CO at EWR and he told me that the largest aircraft that can fit in the booth is a 757... so your 762 simply wouldnt fit Smile

EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1921 times:

When I last went through EWR.........this same time last year, I went through the 'de-ice tent' in a CO 737-500. It was pretty neat, we taxied in......sat for a few minutes with the IR lights and blowers on us, we're then sprayed down with 2 type of deicing fluid (one pink, one green) and then quickly taxied for take off.

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"

Cory6188 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2686 posts, RR: 6
Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1918 times:

Does CO own the "tent" or is it common-use for all the airlines at EWR?

Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2522 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1904 times:

I believe they own it, but they will lease it out to other airlines if necessary.

Cdfmxtech From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 1338 posts, RR: 29
Reply 7, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1874 times:

The De-Ice hangar is actually being torn down.

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