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Almost every summer since 1992 my wife and I have driven up Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to Grants Pass, Oregon to visit her family. It’s u... Continue Reading
Almost every summer since 1992 my wife and I have driven up Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to Grants Pass, Oregon to visit her family. It’s u... Continue Reading
The House version of FAA Reauthorization legislation includes language which might help the technology industry address supply chain issues ... Continue Reading
The United States government appears, with no warning, to have put in place a ban on any electronic device larger than a cellphone being car... Continue Reading
When Oman Air flight WY123 from Muscat to Munich diverted to Sofia on 4 March because of a smell of smoke in the Airbus A330-300 cabin, the ... Continue Reading
The passenger and crew casualties of the uncontained engine failure of the Boeing 767-300ER operating American Airlines flight 383 from Chic... Continue Reading
The hazard posed by lithium batteries onboard aircraft isn’t a new problem. And it’s one that’s only growing through devic... Continue Reading
The risk of inflight fires is not new to commercial aviation but the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 problems have elevated it in the public conscious... Continue Reading
Airline passengers are permitted to carry most portable electronic devices on board aircraft, but regulators and airlines are having to rema... Continue Reading
In the wake of the recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fire on board a Southwest Airlines flight (the device has since been banned by the DOT), and... Continue Reading
“I will always have a scar on my hand from a 767.” Andy Miles, a frequent flyer who often crosses the Pacific in premium seats, messaged me ... Continue Reading
There is a new reason for airlines and air travelers to worry about the global infatuation with electronic devices powered by lithium-ion ba... Continue Reading
This week, a battery caught fire in the overhead bins on a KLM 777, Qantas became the third airline to refuse freight carriage of lithium ba... Continue Reading
Aviation accidents and incidents involving the transportation of lithium batteries have long been a subject of grave concern for pilots and ... Continue Reading
MADRID: Like many carriers that offer electrically adjustable seats in their premium class cabins Emirates is grappling with the problem of ... Continue Reading
IATA is eager to inform the traveling public of ways to properly protect lithium batteries from short circuit in personal electronic devices... Continue Reading
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