Enabling Efficient Deicing with Icelink, SmartPad and CEDD
Winter operations don’t have to mean delays, radio overload and constrained capacity. JCAII – part of TKH Airport Solutions – delivers market-leading deicing technology that helps airports, airlines and deicing service providers process more flights, improve safety and move toward autonomy with better coordination, guidance and real-time operational intelligence.
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Trusted by the industry - 3 of the 4 largest US airlines rely on Icelink to manage and optimize their deicing operations
Innovative Technology
We offer a suite of state-of-the-art guidance software and equipment that provides airports with the tools needed to ensure aircraft are directed safely and automatically through apron areas.
Products are built on innovation and are fully scalable and customizable for small or large installations, with a team committed to client satisfaction and excellence in service delivery.
Icelink®
Icelink is a web-based Information Management System designed to manage the deicing process. It is scalable to any size operation, including centralized deicing facilities and gate operations.
What it enables:
- Deicing planning via schedule integration (exchanges flight schedule data with airport systems like AODB, A‑CDM or FIDS)
- Real-time visibility of the operation, including active trucks and fluid status/usage
- Fewer unnecessary radio communications through at-source data exchange
- Improved resource utilization with GPS tracking
- Pilot support via pilot app / SureWX integration, including deicing requests and Hold Over Time data
- Dashboards & reporting: operational efficiency reports, real-time glycol tracking, data filtering & exports, flight strip export for compliancy, performance benchmarking
SmartPad®
SmartPad was created to simplify the coordination of service vehicles and airplanes on de-icing pads. The SmartPad Control Center acts as the hub for CDF bay management and integration control, incorporating Electronic Message Boards engineered to work seamlessly with optical guidance systems and safety zone illumination.
- Provides bay management of CDF and control of integrations
- The de-icing pad may be viewed virtually by operators from a 1,000-foot height
- Reduce radio chatter and improve security
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CEDD AGL®
CEDD is a smart, safe and sustainable airfield ground lighting technology, designed for LED. Energy and data transport are combined in a single cable. Airfield lights receive their power and data by means of induction, removing the need for transformers and connectors in the field. The lights can easily and safely be installed or replaced without making electrical contact.
CEDD lights are individually addressable, allowing for greater flexibility in managing airfield lighting. It makes the system highly suitable for floating ‘Follow-the-Greens’ applications. Using up to 70% less energy than regular LED AGL systems, CEDD reduces the airfield’s environmental impact.
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Transforming Winter Operations at London Heathrow Airport with SmartPad Technology
British Airways (BA), operating at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) – one of the world’s busiest and most capacity‑constrained hubs – faced significant winter‑operations challenges due to on‑gate deicing. Gate congestion, long deicing times, and high cancellation rates during snow events created operational instability and passenger disruption.
Over a four‑year period, BA and LHR transitioned to a centralized deicing pad supported by TKH Airport Solutions’ SmartPad technologies. The result was a step‑change in efficiency, reliability, and winter resilience.
