Indeed, deicing is an important safety step performed by the airlines on wintry days because of how snow and ... dye helps the ground crew clearly see what parts of the plane have been coated ...

Although Greene acknowledged the pilot's ability to navigate safely during the plane's unexpected descent, he believes that without the snow on the ground, the outcome "could have been" different.

The alert system on a Delta Air Lines jet from MSP that flipped upside down and burst into flames in Toronto indicated a high ...