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Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety, Dangerous Goods

EU-US Laptop Ban Talks to Continue

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…

by ATWOnline

Lithium Batteries, 2017 FSF Press Releases, Dangerous Goods

Flight Safety Foundation Statement on New Personal Electronic Device Restrictions

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…

by FSF Communications Staff

News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods

U.S., Canada Ban Galaxy Note7 from Air Transport

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…

by Frank Jackman

News, Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods

Galaxy Note7 Cell Phone Recall

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…

by Linda Werfelman

News, Dangerous Goods

Governments Must Clamp Down on Rogue Lithium Battery Shippers

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…

by Frank Jackman

Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page

Battery Ban

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…

by Frank Jackman | Editor-in-Chief

Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods

Battery Ban Recommended

ICAO panel calls for ending cargo shipments of lithium ion batteries on passenger aircraft.

by Frank Jackman

Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page

Risk Assessment

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…

by Frank Jackman | Editor-in-Chief

Lithium Batteries, Dangerous Goods, Editorial Page

Hoverboards

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…

by Frank Jackman | Editor-in-Chief

Lithium Batteries, Accident Investigation, Cargo Safety, Cover Story, Dangerous Goods

In-Flight Inferno

Recovered remnants of the Asiana freighter provided no clue to the physical cause of the catastrophic fire on the main cargo deck.

by Mark Lacagnina

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