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# aircraft de-icing

EASA defines “aircraft de-icing” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘aircraft de-icing’ means a ground procedure by which frost, ice, snow or slush is removed from an aircraft in order to provide uncontaminated surfaces. The process can combine de-icing and anti-icing performed in two steps;
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> (8) ‘aircraft anti-icing’, means a ground procedure that provides protection against the formation of frost or ice and accumulation of snow or slush on treated surfaces of the aircraft for a limited period of time (holdover time);

Article 3 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Easy Access Rules, 5 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation#article-3)

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