Aerial firefighting helicopters ingest significant volumes of airborne particles, and operators are advised to conduct periodic “compressor washes” to remove the contaminants from the compressor.

When a winter storm sweeps across the US Midwest, or a heavy Siberian front dumps feet of powder onto Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport, the primary concern for most travelers is the de-icing of wings ...

Snow and jet engines have a complicated relationship. On one hand, winter operations in many countries, including the US, routinely involve departures in falling snow and sub-zero temperatures. From ...