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.
See the whole story here:
FAA Testing Examines Bulk Shipment of Lithium Batteries | Aviation International News
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
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.
view the entire Air Transport World Article here:
UK AAIB: Boeing 787 emergency locator transmitters should be disabled | Safety content from ATWOnline
view the entire Air Transport World Article here:
UK AAIB: Boeing 787 emergency locator transmitters should be disabled | Safety content from ATWOnline
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
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.
Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium
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.
Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium
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. ...
Get the full story here:
FT080413
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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. ...
Get the full story here:
FT080413
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