Whether it is snow, rain, frost or just ice, any kind of freezing pellets or moisture that might weigh down a plane must be removed before takeoff. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Tom Costello shares a ...

A look at what airlines use to de-ice their airplanes, what temperatures and weather conditions make de-icing necessary, and what the process entails.

When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane toilet and the bowl’s contents are magically sucked away into oblivion.