Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan - AS has eight new de-icing trucks

From Highline Times (http://www.highlinetimes.com/2009/11/04/news/seatac-and-alaska-airlines-show-new-equipment)

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SeaTac Airport and Alaska Airlines show off new equipment

Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle invited the media to see a full scale snow removal practice session highlighting some new equipment and procedures in the process.

Last winter's heavy snow was a motivating factor in getting the new gear, acknowledged Alaska Airline's "Snow Czar" Scott Ridge.

The company has gone to a system of centralized de-icing pads and has purchased eight new de-icing trucks. "These new trucks have enclosed cabs so it keeps the technicians comfortable but it also has compressed air so it allows us to do this de-icing with engines running. So it makes it a lot faster. We used to do our de-icing at the gate in about 20 minutes so now we should be able to do it in about 12", Ridge said.
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:cool:

That is the poster child for global warming - forced de-icing of an eskimo!

I saw them practicing deicing over by gate N6 about a month ago. Thought it seemed a bit unusual, but this would explain it. But yeah, the deicing pad method should be more efficient since it's what pretty much all other airlines do at their hubs. That and remembering to turn off the cabin air intake should help.

That is the poster child for global warming - forced de-icing of an eskimo!

:D