Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lithium Ion Batteries to Be Banned from Passenger Air?



It appears that ICAO is thinking about banning ion batteries shipped as cargo via passenger air.  There's no doubt the recent Boeing 787 problems have elevated the topic.  If ICAO bans them, it will be interesting to see how quickly IATA will react.  Also, the reaction of DOT will be interesting as well.

Click here for the story:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/02/13/icao-lithium-batteries/1917259/