Radiant Aviation

Radiant Energy Corporation, (REC) is a publically traded Canadian company, listed on the TSX (Toronto Ventures Stock Exchange) as “RDT” and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. All of REC’s sales and marketing activities are accomplished through its wholly-owned American subsidiary located in Niagara Falls, NY called Radiant Aviation Services, Inc., (RAS). As part of a technology test program with SAS and Oslo Airport Radiant formed a wholly-owned subsidiary company in Norway, Radiant Aviation Services, Europe AS., (RASE). For simplicity purposes the Radiant companies are referred to hereinafter collectively as “Radiant” unless the context requires the actual name of the corporate unit.

During the mid 1990s Radiant developed the only FAA approved infrared aircraft deicing alternative to the traditional glycol-based pre-flight ground deicing process for commercial aircraft.  With the exponential rise in petroleum prices the deicing of commercial passenger and transport aircraft has become exceptionally expensive and the mitigation of spent glycol is a complex, costly and now pressing environmental problem. 

Radiant’s unique patented infrared deicing technology deices aircraft prior to departure either using no glycol or if required by weather conditions only a small amount of Anti Icing Fluid prior to departure. Radiant’s technology can result as much as an 80% to 90% reduction in the amount of glycol required to deice aircraft over a winter’s operations at a commercial airport.

Radiant’s unique technology provides an innovative solution to the cost and environmental risks of using glycol that is both environmentally and fiscally responsible.  Radiant is not aware of any conventional glycol solutions that can boast as effective a glycol reduction and mitigation rate as its technology, nor is Radiant aware of any other aircraft deicing system either existing or in development that is as beneficial a use of infrared technology for aircraft deicing.

FAA Approval

In 1994 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tech Center created a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with a small Buffalo, NY, firm, Process Technologies Inc., (now Radiant Energy Corporation). This partnership was formed to test an innovative aircraft deicing concept that is basically as old as the sun itself. Over the next three winters, the first at Rochester, and then at Buffalo, NY the FAA's Technology Team provided a mix of FAA test aircraft for a series of deicing demonstrations.

All tests were entirely successful and consequently the FAA issued an Advisory Circular in its Handbook 8400-10 approving the Radiant  system for use on civil aircraft operated in the United States. The latest version of the AD Note is dated April 17, 2006 and can be found in Volume 4. -  Aircraft Equipment and Operational Authorizations - CHAPTER 8. GROUND DEICING/ANTI-ICING PROGRAMS, SECTION 3. “OTHER MEANS OF DEICING -ANTI-ICING/GROUND DEICING USING INFRARED (IR) ENERGY”.

Subsequently, in 1999 a commercial Radiant deicing facility commenced operations in Rhinelander Wisconsin (RHI) and in 2000 a system was delivered to Continental airlines at Newark, NJ (EWR) airport and lastly January, 19^th 2007 a large Radiant System 2500 (747-300/777/A340 capable) commenced service for the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at Jamaica, NY.