News / Call for probe into fake lithium battery trade to help protect freighter air crew

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There is “no likelihood” that lithium metal batteries will be banned from freighter aircraft anytime soon, according to Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo for IATA. But he called on governments to place greater oversight on the counterfeit battery market.

The dangers associated with the battery type, which will be banned from passenger aircraft on January 1, have been under investigation by ICAO and the FAA, but despite concerns from pilots’ groups such as Air Line Pilots Association over the carriage ...