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Old 12th December 2007 | 01:34
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razzele
 
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737800s dont generally tanker above 5 tonnes when temperatures are below 10c, this is to avoid wing ice forming as a result of cold 'soaked' fuel.

By avoiding one need of deicing the likelyhood of a deicing delay is avoided. Wouldnt fancy a trying a ryanair 25minute turnaround with a deice crammed in there!

However if a standard environmental deice/antice is anticipated then tankering larger quantities may occur.
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