Originally Posted by vagabond

Over the next several years, Diefenderfer and Alaska Airlines officials clashed over her efforts to enforce safety regulations. In one of the more controversial — and colorful — confrontations, Diefenderfer took action against the airline after learning that an executive used highly flammable vodka to de-ice the wings of an MD-80 jetliner grounded because of a cold snap in Siberia. She learned about the incident from an article in the company's newsletter.