Federal officials' preparations for a new rulemaking on airport deicing is bound to take some aviation officials by surprise. On April 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a rather involved questionnaire on the subject to 153 airports and a much simpler one -- at least for now -- to 94 air carriers. For safety reasons, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports and airlines to apply deicing and anti-icing chemicals to aircraft and runway surfaces. When those same chemicals…
With EPA Entering the Picture, Deicing Gets More Complex
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