UN panel agrees to ban battery shipments on airliners
A UN panel approved Monday a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes because they are can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft. The decision by the ICAO's top-level governing council isn't binding, but most countries follow the agency's standards. The ban is effective April 1. "This interim prohibition will continue to be in force as separate work continues through ICAO on a new lithium battery packaging performance standard, currently expected by 2018," said the ICAO council's president. Aviation authorities have long known that the batteries can self-ignite. Safety concerns increased after FAA tests showed gases emitted by overheated batteries can build up in cargo containers, leading to explosions capable of disabling aircraft fire suppression systems. <br/>
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UN panel agrees to ban battery shipments on airliners
A UN panel approved Monday a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger planes because they are can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft. The decision by the ICAO's top-level governing council isn't binding, but most countries follow the agency's standards. The ban is effective April 1. "This interim prohibition will continue to be in force as separate work continues through ICAO on a new lithium battery packaging performance standard, currently expected by 2018," said the ICAO council's president. Aviation authorities have long known that the batteries can self-ignite. Safety concerns increased after FAA tests showed gases emitted by overheated batteries can build up in cargo containers, leading to explosions capable of disabling aircraft fire suppression systems. <br/>
