To the rescue: Can lithium batteries be made safe for flight?
On Sept. 3, 2010, a UPS 747-400 cargo aircraft took off from Dubai, headed to the UPS hub in Cologne-Bonn. ...
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Lithium battery forces early landing for Alaska flight
Just days after the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued a strong warning about the risk of unstoppable fires from ...
FAA approves AA Cargo for cool-chain container use
American Airlines Cargo has become the first U.S. passenger carrier to receive approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for ...
An answer for lithium battery fires?
AmSafe Bridport, a U.K.-based business that develops engineered textiles designed for safety in the aerospace industry, conducted a full-scale test ...
FAA allows first drone delivery in U.S.
The first federally approved cargo delivery by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in the United States was completed successfully last ...
Battery ban?
Typical Li-Ion battery for a laptop computer. Photo: Kristoferb (Wikimedia) At the end of last week, Boeing issued guidance to ...
FAA loosens up on drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will allow the testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to be ...
U.S. Senator proposes temporary drone rules
U.S. Senator Cory Booker has introduced the “Commercial UAS Modernization Act,” which could create temporary rules to allow commercial drone ...
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