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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…
Lithium Batteries, 2017 FSF Press Releases, Dangerous Goods
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Recent decisions to ban personal electronic devices (PEDs) larger than a cell phone or smart phone in the passenger cabins of select international commercial flights introduce another…
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an emergency order banning all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones from air transportation in United States, effective noon Eastern time on Saturday, Oct. 15. The device…
News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
Samsung is recalling some of its Galaxy Note7 smartphones because of instances in which the phones’ lithium-ion batteries have overheated and burst into flames. The company said it has received…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and leaders of the lithium battery supply chain are demanding stricter enforcement of international regulations regarding the transport of lithium batteries, according to a press release…
Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page
As we were finishing this issue of AeroSafety World, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council decided to prohibit, on an interim basis, all shipments of lithium ion batteries as…
Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods
ICAO panel calls for ending cargo shipments of lithium ion batteries on passenger aircraft.
Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page
In debating whether to prohibit the carriage of lithium ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, members of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) discussed the…
Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page
Have you ever heard of self-balancing scooters, more popularly known as hoverboards? I had not heard of them until just a few months ago. They have wheels, so they don’t…
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.
