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Winter Readiness conference 2019 10th July 2019 – Imperial War Museum, Duxford www.easyJetwinter.com
I am really pleased that we have progressed to a
stage where frost days are taken in our stride. It is very
unusual to hear on our first wave telephone call any
issues in regards to early morning preventive anti-icing.
The 2018/19 winter season was operationally very good.
However, we do not want to be drawn into a false
sense of security as there were very few bad snow
days over the winter season.
During the conference we will have an opportunity to
hear from our presenters what went right and what
was not so good over the winter season. We will also
have the opportunity to hear from airports on how they
Welcome managed last winter, once again proving that Planning
and Preparation will continue to be the driver for winter
readiness. This is essential to both our success and
your success as our key partners. The ‘One team,
Dear All, working together’ with a community approach is the
way we should all work in regards to winter readiness
I am pleased to welcome you to our eighth easyJet and winter operations. We all have a responsibility to
Winter Readiness Conference for Airport Authorities, work in partnership in achieving a common goal of
Ground Handlers and our Deicing Partners. Last year reducing the amount of winter disruption to our valued
we had a fantastic conference at Brooklands Museum. customers. Following a community approach will give
Our objective this year is to once again deliver a us the greatest return on all our investment of time and
first class conference that is both interesting and money which undoubtedly will benefit airports, airlines
memorable to all that attend. and our service partners, who pull together to find
ways of beating our winter challenges.
This year we have increased the number of invited
airports and exhibitors as we feel that there is a lot As always we have designed the conference and
to gain from sharing our experiences and learnings. exhibition to be both informative and fun. This year
As before we have attendees from around the we have increased the number of the key players in
world which is a good indication how important the the world of winter operations exhibiting their new
conference is seen industry wide. Today we also have innovations and technologies. Please take the time
representatives from British Airways, Virgin, Jet2, to visit the exhibition booths as there is lots of good
Ryanair, Aer Lingus and WIZZ. When it comes to information available to you all.
winter operations we are not competitors, in fact we
should be all working together for the benefit of all of As you can see we have picked another unique venue
our customers. for the conference. It is both spacious and cooler
than previous venues but I am sure you will agree it is
Together we have developed many ideas and stunning and more in line with the business we work
initiatives over the past 8 years which have without in. I know I say this every year but I really want you to
a doubt supported our winter operation. Long may have a great time during the day. This conference is
this continue as I truly believe that by working as one very important to us all and I would encourage you to
team we have the combined skills, experience and continue to work together as “One Team” to get the
knowledge to ensure success. We have also developed best from the conference day.
a community approach at many of our airports where
we work together for the common good for all of our With this approach we can build upon the successes
customers. Again I would emphasise that it is in all of that we have already achieved in the previous winter
our interest to achieve the safest and most efficient seasons.
operation on a winter’s day, no matter what weather
conditions we experience.
During today’s conference our speakers will share their
knowledge and experiences in the different aspects of
winter operations and the challenges they have faced
over the winter season. There will be presentations
in regards to new technologies and how they can
improve the way we work. We will also review the Karen Cox,
previous winter season and feedback on the progress Director of Ground Operations &
we have made as a result of the actions we have Customer Management Centres
already put in place.
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SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
Thank you
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Agenda
Topic Speaker Key Messages
Conference Opening
Welcome Johan Lundgren Welcome & Why Winter Ops is so important
Objectives Karen Cox easyJet's Winter Objectives
Introduction of the Event Day and Review of
Day Introduction - Season Review Ernie Carter
2018/19 Season
Q&A Ernie Carter Q&A
Break - (Tea and coffee)
Safety Session
Safety Session Opening Justin van den Oosten Opening of Safety session
Safety Review Nick Pelham Safety review of last winter season
Update on cabin smells following last year's
Update on Cabin Smells Sara Sanz De Vicente
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Diego Alonso Tabares Importance of ice ridges and the effect on aircraft
Ice Ridges
(Airbus) performance
SAE Standards Updates Jerry Lewis (Kilfrost) Update on SAE Standards
Q&A Justin van den Oosten Q&A
Lunch and Exhibition
Technology
Opening Ernie Carter Opening of Technology session
Mark Snelgrove/Chris
Avtura D-ICE System D-ICE system
Meeking (Avtura)
JBT Ed Sachs (JBT) JBT - Future Technology
Vestergaard Lars Barsøe (Vestergaard) Vestergaard Trucks
Mallaghan Owen McKenna (Mallaghan) Mallaghan equipment
Inland/IDS Fluid Reclamation & Michael Svedruzic (Inland/
Fluid Reclamation & Recycling
Recycling IDS)
Q&A Ernie Carter Q&A
Break - (Tea and coffee)
Sharing Experiences
Opening Ernie Carter Opening of Sharing Experiences session
Swissport Safety Session Roger Zbinden (Swissport) Swissport sharing safety events and learnings
Peter Waltner (FMG
MUC Sharing of Learnings Munich Airport sharing of safety events
Flughafen München)
Michel Landelle (ORY Orly Airport Snow plan and snow event
ORY Sharing of Learnings
Airport) management
Q&A Ernie Carter Q&A
Conference Closing
Key Message for the 2019/20 Season Karen Cox Closing Session and Key Messages
End
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SPEAKERs
Johan Lundgren, Chief Executive Officer, easyJet
Johan joined easyJet on 1 December 2017 as CEO. Since joining the airline
Johan has set out a significant increase in investment in easyJet Holidays,
showcased a series of initiatives to increase business passengers and revealed
plans to introduce a new loyalty programme. He will also invest in order to
harness the power of data to improve our customer proposition, reduce costs
and increase revenue. During his time at easyJet, the airline has successfully
integrated Air Berlin aircraft into its operation following the acquisition of the
airline. Johan also has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to increase the
proportion of female pilots with a target of 20% of new entrant pilots by 2020.
Johan has more than 30 years’ experience in the travel industry and spent
his career working his way up through various organisations to become
most recently the Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer of TUI AG and Chief
Executive Officer of Mainstream Tourism at TUI AG.
Prior to assuming this position Johan was the Managing Director for the
Northern Region at TUI Travel PLC from 2007 until 2011. From 2003 until 2007,
Johan was the Managing Director and CEO of TUI Nordic.
Karen Cox,
Director of Ground Operations and Customer Management Centres, easyJet
Karen is currently the Director of Ground Operations and Customer
Management Centres as well as the nominated person for Ground Operations
for easyJet UK. Karen has held various roles including Cabin Services,
Recruitment and Procurement, which gives her a wealth of knowledge of the
easyJet operation.
In her role, Karen is accountable for safety, on time performance, baggage,
revenue in the airport and contact management centre, working with her team
to ensure a consistent, friendly and professional customer experience for our
customers.
The favourite part of Karen’s job is spending time out and about in the network
with her team and bringing in new innovation.
Ernie Carter, Winter Ops Manager, easyJet
Ernie has been in the airline industry for over 48 years. Prior to joining easyJet
in 2011 he worked for British Airways for 40 years in various management
positions.
Currently, he is specifically responsible for ensuring that easyJet and their
suppliers are well prepared for the winter operations across all of the cold
weather stations at which the airline operates. He has also been involved
in the development and introduction of the UK glycol recovery group, new
technologies and the networks remote deicing pads.
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SPEAKERs
Justin van den Oosten,
Quality & Safety Specialist – Ground Operations, easyJet
Justin has worked at easyJet for 6 years and is Quality & Safety Specialist in
Ground Operations. During his career at easyJet he also covered the position
of Airport Manager in Spain as a secondment between 2016 and 2017. Prior to
working at easyJet he worked with Martinair and Transavia in the Netherlands.
Justin also holds a Master’s degree in Air Transport Management from Cranfield
University (UK).
Justin is also an IATA DAQCP De-/Anti-icing Inspector and works closely with
the Winter Operations Manager.
Nick Pelham, Quality & Safety Manager, Ground Ops, easyJet
Nick has worked in aviation since 2004, starting in Ground Handling Dispatch
& Operations with Swissport at Manchester Airport, then moving into duty
management positions both front and back of house before working as a
service delivery manager for key contracts including Emirates, Air France, KLM &
Finnair.
He joined Monarch Airlines as Airside Performance Manager in 2014. Whilst
at Monarch he worked on the development of Ground Operations Risk
Management. He joined easyJet in 2017, based at LGW as a Quality & Safety
Specialist and is currently the Ground Operations Quality & Safety Manager. He
has worked extensively to enhance the way we understand and manage risk
and safety in Ground Operations.
Sara Sanz De Vicente, Fleet Engineer – Airframe Systems, easyJet
Sara has 8 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance. She joined easyJet in
March 2018 as Fleet Engineer for Airframe Systems. Prior to working with
easyJet she worked for the Spanish Air Force in the F-5 and F/A-18 Engineering
Department; first as structures engineer and finally as team leader of the
structures and landing gear team.
Currently, as a member of the Fleet Technical Management team, she looks
after the EZY fleet reliability and availability; in particular, she is responsible of
ATA 21 (Air Conditioning and Pressurisation System) and ATA 38 (Water/Waste
System). Over the last year Sara has worked in the Cabin Air Quality project,
taking actions to avoid and reduce Smell in Cabin events.
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Diego Alonso Tabares, Airport Operations Senior Engineer, Airbus
Diego has an MSc in Aeronautical Engineering and Airport Engineering from
UPM, Madrid University. He has been working for Airbus since 2003, first
preparing the A380 entry into service in airports worldwide and then taking
care of aircraft -airport compatibility issues for all current and future aircraft
types. He participates in several standardisation organisations and chairs the
SAE AGE3 Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Committee. Diego has worked
on several European research projects and continues to champion innovation in
the airport ramp
Jerry Lewis, Chief Technical Officer, Kilfrost Limited
Jerry has worked in science and technology for more than 30 years, in areas
of chemistry, biochemistry and governmental projects, on topics ranging
from personal care active ingredients, to heat transfer fluids and international
geothermal standards, to seaweed and pond slime for carbon dioxide
mitigation.
He has worked for Kilfrost for 6 years as the Chief Technical Officer and over the
last 3 years has helped to write or rewrite the three SAE global aircraft ground
deicing standards. The final global Aerospace Standard, now in the process
of publication, will be AS6286A on the topic of aircraft deicing training. This
standard consists of 87 pages of script, plus around 200 pages of aircraft no-
spray area diagrams.
Chris Meeking, CEO, Avtura
Christopher Meeking is a founder and CEO at Avtura Limited, and began
his career in the aviation/airline sector in 1986 where he undertook roles in
Passenger services, aircraft despatch and operations control. Following on
from this he served as an Officer in the Royal Navy for 10 years as a Fighter
Controller and Principal Warfare Officer, leaving the service in the year 2000 as
a Lieutenant Commander to focus on a commercial career back in the defence
and aviation/airline sector.
After a successful time spent as a Senior Consultant and Programme/Project
Manager in the Communication and Information Systems Management and
Air Traffic/Airline management sectors, particularly in the fields of Passenger
Services, Aircraft Dispatch and Operations Management he was a co-founder of
Avtura Limited in October 2005.
Since founding Avtura he has overseen the development and growth of the
company’s product portfolio and customer base within the airline, airport and
ground handling sectors, which has seen Avtura successfully deploy their
software across 44 airports in 4 continents over the last 10 years, in both the
fields of Aircraft Turnaround Management and Aircraft Deicing. Further new
customer deployments in 2019/20 will see Avtura’s software products in more
than 100 airport locations globally.
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SPEAKERs
Mark Snelgrove, Head of Global Operations, Avtura
Mark Snelgrove, Head of Global Operations, joined Avtura from Virgin Atlantic
Airways where he was a Senior Programme Manager for their Special Projects
Group reporting in to the main board.
In his 13 years with the airline Mark was responsible for various IT related projects
including managing outsourcing of all IT support services, implementation of
an Electronic Flight Bag System, implementation of RATT® and overhauls to
various operational systems across the globe.
At Avtura he is responsible for all internal and external projects from a Senior
Management perspective.
Ed Sachs,
Product Engineering Manager, De-icers & Tractors,
John Bean Technology Corporation
Ed has come from a farming and maintenance background and has held
many positions relating to Aircraft Deicing and Aircraft Movement Equipment
Manufacturing. He has been with JBT since 1992 and has worked primarily in the
product engineering arena.
He is also a member of various SAE committees and written many articles on
Deicing and Aircraft Movement Technologies.
Lars Barsøe, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Vestergaard
Lars has an economic background and has worked in several different industries
in sales and management capacities, always with a strong focus on international
business. He has lived in Asia, North America and Southern Europe and for the
past 10 years he has been with Vestergaard Company. Lars is part of the sales
team and also heads up the marketing efforts of the company.
Owen McKenna, Sales Director, Mallaghan
Owen has been with Mallaghan since 1999 and has worked in different fields
from after sales, spare parts and in 2011 became sales director for the Mallaghan
group of companies.
Owen had travelled extensively throughout his 20 years with Mallaghan Ground
Support Equipment and has developed a strong knowledge of global markets,
airlines, ground handlers, equipment types etc.
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Michael Svedruzic,
Chief Operating Officer - Inland Group of Companies
Michael is Chief Operating Officer responsible for all operations for the Inland
Group of Companies, including In-land Technologies, Integrated Deicing
Services, and Quantem Aviation Services. Prior to being assigned the role of
COO in 2017, he was Vice President of Airport Services for Inland Technologies.
He was responsible for spent aircraft deicing fluid, environmental programs
and all other business activities at all of Inland’s airport locations in North
America and Europe. Most recently this would include regional recycling and
manufacturing of Aircraft Deicing Fluid (ADF) at Halifax International Airport,
Portland International Jetport, and Calgary International Airport.
Responsibilities included: operations oversight, project management,
equipment planning, permit negotiations, environmental compliance, policies
and procedures, business development, and contract implementation.
Roger Zbinden, Deicing Manager Swissport GVA
Roger joined Swissair in July 1980 and held various roles in passenger services
(check-in, transfer counter, lost and found, customer relations) first as an agent
then as a service manager. He has also worked in MAN, MUC, DUS, and YYZ in
different functions (aircraft coordinator, ticket agent, cargo agent etc.). Since
2006, he has been the manager for deicing services for Swissport in GVA. He is
also active in the SAE G-12 aircraft deicing group and is acting secretary of A4E
deicing working group (successor of AEA)
Peter Waltner, Airport Operations, Munich Airport
Peter has worked at Munich airport since 1996, starting as a student working in
ground handling and baggage service, leading onto working as a marshaller in
large scale and general aviation. He then moved to be a ramp supervisor at the
airside-management team, supervising special events at Munich airport.
In 2011, he started working with the Munich Airport Authority, as a terminal
duty manager. Flight operations, medical emergencies, alarms and Winter
Operations fall within his remit.
Michel Landelle, Airside Director, Paris Orly Airport
Michel has 20 years of experience in aviation, working 10 years as airside senior
manager in Paris CDG. He joined Paris Orly airport as Airside director on an
interim basis. He is an expert in winter operations in CDG for many years.
He adds value by continually improving the planning and preparation of the
winter season by analysing and making improvements in the following areas:
management of deicing supplier, deicing rate per hour, coordination with ATC,
resources audit and investment.
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KILFROSt
As we know, the summer months provide us with the sharing forums for example, where everyone involved
opportunity to take time to reflect on the previous in winter operations can share their experiences.”
winter and use those reflections to inform learning, as
plans and preparations are made for the 2019/2020 Laura Clement, Kilfrost’s Technical Services Manager,
cold season. commented: “The key idea is about sharing knowledge
and best practice around the use, handling and
This time last year we were looking back on a UK storage of aviation anti- and deicing fluids.
winter characterised by a series of intensely cold
periods, bringing with them severe disruption of “It’s common in this industry to have high turnover
transport networks, and an airport infrastructure of staff, so knowledge and understanding can slip.
struggling to cope. Conferences and workshops are vital to help to keep
the industry up to date.”
Compare that with the winter just gone and it could
be argued we got off fairly lightly. The majority of the Underlining its pivotal role in winter safety in aviation,
country’s airports experienced fewer or no snow events, Kilfrost has been instrumental in a recent coordinated
temperatures were in the main favourable to operations initiative between SAE International, IATA and ICAO,
and there were fewer cancellations and delays. which has resulted in the creation of three new major
SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) documents referring
Kilfrost leads the field when it comes to aircraft anti- to Global Aircraft Ground Deicing, specifically around
and deicing fluid and is relied upon year after year to processes, quality management and a training and
ensure successful movement of aircraft each winter. qualification program.
Reflecting on last winter, CEO Gary Lydiate said: “Our For all three of these, Kilfrost has either been the
operations coped well throughout the winter just gone, coordinating author or sub-editor of all technical text
and we were able to take the opportunity to assist and much of the work has been carried out by Kilfrost’s
major UK and Irish airports with improving their winter Chief Technical Officer, Jerry Lewis.
operations.”
Jerry said: “There is no doubt that for the aviation
Gary added that lessons from the winter of 2017/18 industry, these global best practice documents mark
had been learned and that airports and operators were a more professional and simplified approach to airport
welcoming measures to avoid them running low on winter operations and safety than anything previously
anti- and deicing fluid, while also engaging in efforts to available.
maintain high standards.
“As there are many aviation industry bodies, this
Kilfrost’s history can be traced back to the development coordinated approach has been welcomed by the
of fluids for the protection of aircraft during World War airport and airline operators. They can now expect a
Two, and to the introduction of radiator anti-freeze uniformity of aircraft preparation in winter conditions at
used by Antarctic expeditions. Its scientists are original different locations that was not previously available.”
pioneers and its Research & Development team boasts
a number of world firsts across the aviation industry and As the winter months approach, Kilfrost will continue to
still leads the way today. be called upon to provide unparalleled expertise and
unrivalled customer care in the aviation sector, driving
“It’s not just about fluid innovation, however,” Gary industry standards forward to ultimately protect and
commented. “We’re supporting our customers in enhance the safety of air travel.
raising standards, awareness and preparedness
universally. For further information,
please visit www.kilfrost.com,
“We’re not only sharing best practice at conferences call +44 1434 320 332
such as this one, but also working with customers or email info@kilfrost.com
on-site, and inviting key stakeholders to information-
Kilfrost is a third-generation owned and managed family company, recognised as the global leader
in safety critical frost protection chemistry and rheology. Working across the industrial and aviation
sectors, Kilfrost maintains a proud focus on pioneering the next generation of products to raise
industry standards, and to meet the growing needs of its commercial clients and the wider community.
Winter Readiness
conference 2019Welcome to the Inland
Group of Companies
The Inland Group of Companies offer a full range of airport and airline services, from aircraft deicing and spent
ADF recovery to cargo and passenger handling. We work continuously to develop services, products and
programs that best meet the operational needs of our customers without compromising on safety.
Inland Technologies Environmental Services
As our airport environmental compliance specialist, Inland Technologies offers a complete
range of spent aircraft deicing (ADF) fluid management and wastewater programs to large
and small airports in North America and Europe. Our customized programs are based on 30+
years of experience, in-house manufactured equipment, and continuous innovation.
IDS Deicing Services
IDS, an international deicing services provider with over 17 years of industry experience,
currently operates at 25 airports in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Switzerland, and Finland. Our 4000+ person-strong team includes seasoned professionals
trained to industry-leading standards, all dedicated to giving their best.
Quantem Aviation Services (QAS)
QAS has been providing a full range of aviation-related services for domestic and foreign air
carriers for more than 25 years. Our more than 1500 aviation service professionals handle
over 27,000 aircraft movements, 69 million pounds of cargo, and 125 million pounds of mail
annually in 21 locations across North America.
Winter Readiness
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Avtura is a Gatwick based company formed out of a love of aviation by a team of aviation ground handling and
airline people who knew there was a better way of doing things and set out to make that happen. We’ve done
that by harnessing over 150 years of industry experience and knowledge and used that along with the finest
cutting edge technology to develop products that really work for people like you.
Our D-ICE™ and Real-time Aircraft turnaround Tool (RATT®) Suite of products are tried, tested and proven having
been in operation for the last 10 years in various airports, airlines, ground handlers and de-icing service providers
operations.
So what is D-ICE™? So what is RATT®?
D-ICE™ is Avtura’s range of mobile and back-end RATT® is used by airlines, ground handlers and
products designed specifically for use by de-icing airports to electronically manage all turnaround and
service providers, to automate and significantly billing activities, enabling them to proactively address
improve the efficiency of airport de-icing operations. issues and improve on time performance.
The RATT® system captures the “Start” & “Stop”
times of all aircraft turnaround service events, giving
D-ICE™ Rig Manager mobile solution for rig crew, a complete overview of all turnaround information in
central administration & operations to electronically real time.
manage the request, delivery and completion of all
de-icing events across a deicing providers operation, A tailored individual flight profile is created in
be it for an individual specific airport, country or advance based on SLA’s based on the carrier, aircraft
globally. Giving all Stakeholders real time operational type, configuration, gate, origin and destination runs
awareness of all de-icing operations and enabling throughout the turnaround process automatically
effective coordination of adverse weather operations. alerting the user to any activity delays which may
D-ICE™ is able to manage operations for single and affect an on – time departure.
multiple rig operations.
Events are colour-coded to easily highlight any areas
D-ICE™ Pad Manager solution enables efficient and of concern or major problems. Allowing pro-active
effective management of de-icing operations at a management of the flight and ensures all services are
centralised de-icing facility or pad area. Pad Manager carried out on-time, every time; reducing delays and
delivers real-time situational awareness, enabling costs, hence maximising revenue and ensuring a safe
users to determine the optimum sequence for airside operating environment
aircraft entering and leaving the de-icing facility.
The RATT® web-based management system,
D-ICE™ Fluid Manager to electronically monitor, provides all Stakeholders with a real-time view and
manage and re-order, de-icing fluid stock levels at management of operations to give an over-view of
each airport location. All fluid location and stock performance, and in times of disruption, the ability to
level information is readily available to supervisors/ set priorities and enter comments, allowing proactive
management, which allows them to make real-time management of the entire operation.
decisions around fluid provision and delivery. This
ensures that fluid usage is tracked accurately both
in storage tanks and rigs/trucks, reducing the risks
of stocks running low across any location in the
operation.
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The calm during the storm
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aircraft, in one or two man operations.
• Stability and tight turning radius with a heavy duty custom chassis design
• Excellent visibility from the chassis cab and the enclosed basket
• Purpose designed boom with oversized stainless steel pivot pins
Easy to Operate and Maintain
Excellent maintenance access and sophisticated on-board diagnostics help keep the Tempest fully ready when the
winter storms strike.
• Ergonomic operator controls with key functions integrated into joysticks
• Easy access to engine, heater and fluid system components
• Intuitive diagnostics for quick analysis and repair
Lower Costs, Better for the Environment
The Tempest deicer is available with options to significantly reduce the consumption of deicing fluid.
• Air First, the most powerful system in the industry
• Multiple fluid spray dispersion selections for different weather conditions
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Winter Readiness
conference 2019DEICING FLUID HEATING
- THE CHALLENGES By Duncan Holman, DHSL
Within the de-icing community, there have been At DHSL, we have carried out extensive testing to find
many innovations and progress in application, fluid the balance of effective heat control and efficiency
composition, fluid control and regulation, but little of the fuel we are burning, whilst continually looking
progress in the method of heating the fluid. The most at alternative methods. Kerosene is a more efficient
commonly used source of heating fluid is an industrial fuel to use, but is difficult to apply due to de-icer
gas/oil (red diesel) fired heater, mounted within the construction itself and also airfield infrastructure. The
de-icing truck itself. These range from approximately industrial heating sector is dominated by fixed plant
1.0 million BTU (293 KW) through to 4.5 million BTU heating systems used in warehouses, offices, hotels
(1319 KW). To put this into context, the average home etc. They have options to use a wide range of bio fuels,
with oil or gas central heating in the UK will use a boiler including recycled matter such as paper and wood.
rated from between 20 and 30 KW. This method has This is difficult to introduce into a mobile unit. Bio
been used since the 1970’s and although the early units diesel is one of the better options at this time, but it
would heat the contents of the tank to the required has it’s combustion issues and is relatively expensive
temperature, approx. 80 degrees C, the later units compared to gas/oil.
“last pass” heat the fluid, meaning that, from a tank
temperature of approx. 20-40 degrees C, a temperature Alternatives to this method include heating plants
of 80 degrees C can be achieved at the heater outlet which pre-heat the fluid. The fluid is stored in a
at a volume that could be applied to the aircraft. large tank and transferred via a heat exchanger to a
storage tank of heated fluid or via the actual de-icer
Gas/oil is the most commonly used fuel due to airfield itself, which can be parked adjacent to the plant and
convenience and regulation. The early units used petrol connected via “umbilical” fluid lines. This allows the
most of which have been eliminated from airfield use use of alternative fuels, such as gas and electricity
because of the volatility of the fuel. Gas/oil equipment where thermal efficiency can be greatly improved.
is slowly being replaced, where practical, for electric/ The downside is the cost to implement this type of
battery powered units. This creates a very interesting facility. Landowners could be reluctant to provide
challenge for heating fluid in the near future. such a facility either through lack of space or cost
and also by the de-icing providers because of the
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conference 2019frailty of long term de-icing contracts. There is also de-icer is set up to prevent damage to the fluid.
an issue with the amount of time that it takes to heat
large volumes of fluid. The improvements in thermal I believe the medium to long term future will see us
efficiency can be outweighed by changes in ground with composite material coatings for aircraft surfaces
and air temperatures which could result in fluid being that will prevent adherence of water to wing surfaces.
heated then not required for application to aircraft. A There may even be an effective way of providing
flameless de-icer was produced in the late 80’s. It had electrically generated heat on wing, which is already
three sources of heat via two large heat exchangers used but hasn’t yet been perfected. Many efforts have
positioned inside the fluid tank. Synthetic hydraulic been made to produce an effective method to de-ice
oil was heated and pumped via a large flow volume aircraft that we could write a book.
relief valve through one of the heat exchangers and I believe that the coming together of minds, within
engine coolant and exhaust heat transferred via the the aircraft de-icing community, over the past few
second exchanger. This in theory was a good idea but, years is very encouraging. The initiatives taken by
in hindsight came at the wrong time technically. Large easyJet, SAE, Kilfrost and many others help create a
horse power engines were required to provide enough better understanding of what needs to be achieved to
horsepower to drive the hydraulic oil through the relief be environmentally friendly in both the consumption
valve. Engine technology has improved greatly since of fuel and fluid. As an example, it is encouraging to
those days and the equivalent of the old V8 Perkins see the actions taken at London Luton in getting the
engines have now been replaced by highly tuned 4 Airport, Airlines and de-icing providers together in
cylinder units. Is this the medium term future or can we trying to find the best solution to the de-icing issues.
generate enough electrical power to heat fluid such as Identifying that the use of a remote de-icing pad, an
microwave heating? efficient de-icing fluid application system and fluid
In amongst all the methods of heating, we have to be reclamation, has greatly improved aircraft departure
conscious of the impact this has on the fluid. Nowadays and environmental impact during winter conditions.
it is very important for us, as engineers, to understand Gatwick, Heathrow and Southend have also adopted a
the types of fluid used by our customers and that the similar process for winter conditions.
Winter Readiness
conference 2019Recycling of
Aircraft Deicing
Fluid in the Nordics
On Thursday 27th of September 2018 it was finally time economy and in line with Swedavia´s efforts to reduce
to cut the ribbon at the new Vilokan ADF Solutions the emissions to water and minimizing the generation
Recycling plant at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport! of waste. It helps Swedavia to reach the goal, Zero
Vision 2020. The objective is to not emit any fossil
carbon dioxide from its own operation by 2020. That
requires technological advances in collaboration with
partners.
Vilokan ADF Solutions has a contract to handle
the deicing runoff from all Swedavias 10 Airports in
Sweden. The Arlanda facility is the main plant in a
logistic network of collecting systems and facilities,
not only for Sweden, but for the whole Nordics. The
recycling plant is built with capacity to process used
deicing fluid from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
Airports. In the first winter season 2018-2019, the whole
Vilokan network has handled app. 20.000.000 litres of
glycol contaminated stormwater and the Arlanda plant
has produced app. 2.600.000 kg of industrial grade
In front of app. 60 visitors from many Airports glycol (MPG). This glycol represents a total saving
and Airlines the plant was official opened by the of app. 8.000 tons of CO2 compared to biological
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Director Peder Grunditz. degradation and the following production of new
He says, it is a milestone for the environment, for the glycol.
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Handling Industry. dBD Communications provide solutions for operations such as Pushback,
De-Icing, Maintenance, Turnaround Coordination and Support solutions.
The wireless communication products have proven to reach 150 metre distance with no disruption to
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ensuring contact is made with the Flight Deck at all times.
Solutions can be developed around the operation team requirements such as, adding multiple users,
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De-Icing Systems are available for 2 or multiple users with a variety of communication
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Don’t feel the cold this winter!
A company in the Vilokan Group
We assist airports across the globe to process their used de-icing fluid and
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