FAA Testing Examines Bulk Shipment of Lithium Batteries | Aviation International News

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) hopes that testing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is conducting will identify a limit for the number of lithium batteries that can be safely transported by cargo aircraft. The pilots’ organization contends that stricter International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations that took effect on January 1 improve upon the safety of transporting lithium batteries in bulk but don’t go far enough, including setting a limit on the numbers of batteries carried.

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FAA Testing Examines Bulk Shipment of Lithium Batteries | Aviation International News

UK AAIB: Boeing 787 emergency locator transmitters should be disabled | Safety content from ATWOnline

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has recommended that the Honeywell emergency locator transmitter (ELT) on all in-service Boeing 787s be temporarily made “inert” following a fire on board an Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 last week at London Heathrow Airport.

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UK AAIB: Boeing 787 emergency locator transmitters should be disabled | Safety content from ATWOnline

ICAO State Variations Web Page is Live

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Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium

A great event for DG SMEs!

Labelmaster is pleased to invite you to the 8th annual Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium in Louisville. DGIS VIII is set for August 21-23, 2013. As always, everyone is welcome to attend this no-cost dangerous goods conference for training professionals.


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Lithium Dangers To Air Cargo

A really good article on the Dangers of Lithium batteries from Flying Typers Air Cargo News.
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The exhaustive report released late last month by The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of how a consignment of on fire, runaway lithium ion batteries brought down a UPS B747 Freighter over Dubai in 2010 , has not gone unanswered by the big cargo carrier.

FlyingTypers learned that UPS has ordered 1,821 fire resistant containers capable of containing a fire with temperatures as high as 1,200F for more than 4 hours. ...

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