Fire risk concerns of pilots and planemakers lead International Civil Aviation Authority to impose restriction until safer packaging becomes availableThe UN aviation agency has prohibited cargo shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft over concerns by pilots and plane makers that they are a fire risk.
The International Civil Aviation Organizations 36-state governing council said the prohibition would be in effect as of 1 April and remain in force until a recent fire-resistant packaging standard was designed to transport the batteries.
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Source: theguardian.com