D-ICE cooperates with airlines, airports, authorities,
de-icing providers and others in order to obtain the best
de-icing decision support available.

APS Aviation Inc.
APS Aviation Inc. was formed in 1967 with the objective of providing professional consulting services to all sectors of the aviation industry. APS Aviation Inc. is a member of the ADGA Group of companies. APS has conducted extensive aircraft ground de-icing R & D activities and completed more than 80 technical reports on aircraft ground de-/anti-icing. APS conducts endurance time tests of de/anti-icing fluids on behalf of Transport Canada.

Here are some of the conclusions that APS has reached as an independent consultancy firm:

”APS is of the opinion that the DIIS has shown great promise in its ability to measure accurate precipitation rates”

”All of the data collected for the numerous departures in these conditions clearly demonstrates the potential of the DIIS to help save operators money …”

”In 87 of the 101 tests, the flight crew anti-iced with Type IV fluid when it was not required. This is thought to be a common occurrence industry wide, as pilots merely do not have the tools available to help them make educated decisions ...”

Field studies have been carried out in cooperation with leading airlines:

North America:

• WestJet
• air transat
• CanJet
• AmericanEagle/AmericanAirlines

Scandinavia:

• SAS

Data for analysis in field studies have also been compiled and generated by:

• AÉRO MAG 2000 - operates a state of the art
  de-icing facility in Montreal
• SAS Ground Services (SGS) - the largest and foremost supplier of de-icing services in Scandinavia