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

23/10/2014

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.

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