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Safety Oversight, Cargo Safety
An Atlanta charter operator should pay $5.89 million in civil penalties for conducting hundreds of illegal charter flights from 2017 through 2019, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says. The…
News, Aviation Medicine, Cargo Safety
Authorities should ensure that cargo flights are able to continue despite restrictions placed on commercial aviation because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) said today.…
Cabin Safety, Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving to prohibit the transportation of lithium ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft and to add new requirements for those…
Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety, Dangerous Goods
A meeting between European Union and U.S. officials over a potential widening of the ban on laptops and tablets in hand luggage has ended in agreement to hold further talks…
Blog, Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety
Handling passengers and their luggage at today’s volumes can be challenging enough. But the cargo side of the business is getting more and more complicated because of our technology and hazards that…
Lithium Batteries, Accident Investigation, Cargo Safety, Cover Story, Dangerous Goods
Recovered remnants of the Asiana freighter provided no clue to the physical cause of the catastrophic fire on the main cargo deck.
Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety, Dangerous Goods
New industry guidance describes the safest ways of transporting lithium batteries.
The NTSB urges improved fire detection, suppression and containment systems to prevent injury and damage in cargo airplane fires.
U.S. pilot unions, ARFF specialists and the NTSB assess shortcomings of freighter fire fighting.
