"Delta Air Lines employees undergo intense boot camp to master plane de-icing"

Delta Air Lines holds a three-day summer de-ice "boot camp" in Minneapolis, training around 400 employees on how to de-ice planes using water instead of de-icing fluid. The workers then return to their home bases to train 6,000 co-workers before October. De-icing is crucial to ensure safe aircraft operations during winter, as ice build-up can affect performance and even cause planes to stall. Delta de-iced approximately 30,000 planes last winter, with 13,000 in Minneapolis alone. The training program includes employees from various locations, including those not typically associated with winter weather.