In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift ... the plane is taxiing down the runaway during takeoff. By then, it has gained enough speed to produce ...

A small airplane that crashed off the Alaska coast ... complicating search and rescue efforts. Light snow and moderate icing were also observed around the time of the crash, according to the ...

Windshield wipers on airplanes may seem like an impossible proposition at high speeds, but they actually serve a much simpler ...

The NTSB found the airplane’s estimated gross takeoff weight at departure was ... There was light snow and traces of ice reported around the time of the crash and the temperature was about ...

Minnesota was suspended shortly after takeoff due to "an indication of an engine issue," the airline said. Passengers were forced to evacuate the airplane on a snow-covered tarmac amid a winter storm.

The NTSB found the airplane’s estimated gross takeoff weight at departure was ... There was light snow and traces of ice reported around the time of the crash and the temperature was about ...

De-icing fluid is used to melt snow and ice that’s accumulated on ... on the plane until sufficient speeds are reached during takeoff to blow off the fluid,” Sommers says of how they provide ...

“[T]he airplane’s estimated gross takeoff weight at departure was about 9,865 lbs, which was about 1,058 lbs over the maximum takeoff gross weight for flight into known or forecast icing ...

It was the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001, when a jet slammed into a New York City neighborhood just after takeoff, killing all 260 people on board and five on the ground.