Thursday, January 28, 2016

UN panel recommends banning lithium-ion battery cargo on passenger planes


The international argument over the safety of transporting lithium-ion batteries by air continues to swing back and forth, with a UN panel now recommending a total ban of cargo shipments of such rechargeable batteries on passenger planes. Similar restrictions were rejected by the UN last October, but according to a report from the Associated Press the regulations are now back on the negotiating table.


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UN panel recommends banning lithium-ion battery cargo on passenger planes

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