In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the vertical upward force that keeps a plane in the sky. It is generated when air ...

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the commuter plane that crashed in Alaska, killing 10 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska and killed all 10 people on ...

The Bering Air crash appears to be Alaska’s deadliest since 2013, when 10 people died in Soldotna during takeoff of a Rediske ...

As a mechanical engineer who studies frost growth and water droplets on surfaces, I have come to appreciate the importance of deicing planes. Indeed, deicing is an important safety step performed ...

As a mechanical engineer who studies frost growth and water droplets on surfaces, I have come to appreciate the importance of deicing planes. Indeed, deicing is an important safety step performed ...

The state legislature is moving closer to overhauling Georgia’s civil litigation rules, with a key House vote expected today.

Investigators reveal that an Alaska commuter plane was overweight for icy conditions, contributing to the crash that killed ...

It isn’t yet clear what specific role the weight might have played in the Bering Air Cessna Caravan’s crash, and whether ...