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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ICAO panel rejects lithium battery ban
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) panel on dangerous goods, which met in Montreal last week, rejected a ban on ...
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 ...
Forwarder’s Forum: Tough lessons from the regulatory trenches
Forwarders are some of the toughest business people you will ever meet. They compete in a global marketplace of more ...
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 ...
Boeing issues lithium-ion battery warning
As the debate continues regarding the safety of carrying large shipments of lithium-ion batteries, Boeing issued a warning last week ...
New dangerous goods inspection counter at HKIA
In order to clear up any confusion about what can be shipped on various airlines, the Asia Airfreight Terminal at ...
Lithium battery packaging to be explored by group
The hazardous cargo committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization, an agency of the United Nations, heard a detailed presentation ...
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