As the market for lithium-ion powered batteries has grown in recent years, shippers and carriers have struggled to find and establish safe, compliant and cost-effective approaches to packaging and ...
The vigilance by airlines about keeping the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 off planes may seem excessive. Maybe it shouldn't: Lithium-ion batteries have been implicated in two fatal plane crashes since 2010 ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains that stricter rules for carrying small lithium-ion batteries on passenger jets and air freighters are needed to improve air safety, despite opposition ...
WASHINGTON (WABC) -- The Postal Service is limiting shipping of hoverboards that contain lithium batteries. The post office is making the move out of an abundance of caution, and is being consistent ...
The US Dept. of Transportation issued a proposed rule mandating changes in the way lithium batteries and cells are transported in passenger and cargo aircraft, stating that "they could pose a hazard ...
Federal transportation regulators and the country's main pilot union are all warning against shipping large quantities of lithium ion batteries as cargo. The National Transportation Safety Board on ...
WASHINGTON -- The risk of fire is prompting federal officials to back a proposed ban on rechargeable lithium battery shipments as cargo on passenger airlines. "We believe the risk is immediate and ...
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