De-Ice
De-Ice develops aircraft-installed electric ground deicing systems as an alternative to chemical spraying.
De-Ice develops aircraft-installed electric ground deicing systems as an alternative to chemical spraying.
De-Ice's installed system can melt ice at the gate while boarding continues, avoiding a trip to a central spray facility. Its own launch announcement says this approach aims to reduce winter departure delays and the fuel burn associated with waiting and taxiing for chemical deicing.
Air Canada was named as the first airline customer for installation on an A320-series aircraft. That customer announcement supports the existence of an airline adoption path, while the company's site presents chemical-free operation as its principal distinction from glycol spraying.
Source: deice.com
Commercial aircraft operators must remove snow and ice before winter departures. De-Ice's launch announcement describes heated glycol spraying and travel to central deicing facilities as sources of delay and fuel use; Clariant's aircraft fluid page confirms glycol products remain a supplied method for this task.
De-Ice's announced Air Canada installation shows one airline testing an aircraft-installed alternative. The company's current site focuses on that application, while its about page names wind turbines only as a later possibility. These sources establish competing methods and a launch customer, without measuring future sales or market share.
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De-Ice offers an aircraft-installed system for removing snow and ice during ground operations. Tape-like strips on the aircraft exterior connect to onboard electronics; a pilot activates high-frequency current to heat the surface while passengers board.
The system is intended to replace a separate heated-glycol spray cycle before departure. De-Ice named Air Canada as its first installation customer in December 2023 and described an Airbus A320-series aircraft as the initial platform.
Source: deice.com
