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ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel rejects proposals restricting large PEDs to carry-on bags.
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Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel rejects proposals restricting large PEDs to carry-on bags.
by Frank Jackman
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) Dangerous Goods Board has decided to restrict the carriage of so-called “smart luggage” on passenger aircraft operated by its 275 member airlines around the…
by FSF Editorial Staff
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Bag manufacturer calls new restrictions an ‘absolute travesty’
by FSF Editorial Staff
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American Airlines and Delta Air Lines both have announced restrictions on passenger-carried “smart bags” that contain lithium-ion battery power banks. Effective Jan. 15, 2018, smart bags will only be allowed…
by FSF Editorial Staff
The ban on laptops in the cabins of planes flying from the Middle East to the U.S. is over, federal officials said Thursday as large airports in the region have…
by CBS News
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Qatar Airways passengers are again able to carry their personal electronic devices in the passenger cabin on flights bound to the United States from Doha, the airline said Thursday. “Qatar…
by FSF Editorial Staff
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DHS opts for enhanced screening over expanding laptop ban.
by FSF Editorial Staff
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Cracks are beginning to show in the “natural partnership” on security between governments and airlines, Alexandre de Juniac, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said…
by FSF Editorial Staff
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Aviation security risks must be weighed against safety risks in reviewing proposals to bar laptops and other relatively large personal electronic devices (PEDs) from airplane cabins, Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, president…
by FSF Editorial Staff
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apparently has put on hold an expected expansion of the so-called laptop ban to flights to the United States from Europe, but left…
by Frank Jackman