NEW Loadstar LongRead: Dangerous Goods – the problem of lithium batteries

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The debate over the carriage of lithium batteries in aircraft continues to rage, with new incidents cropping up on a regular basis, according to a new Loadstar LongRead.

There were two suspected incidents in February alone, one involving what was reportedly an entire payload of lithium ion batteries, and another thought to have involved a passenger’s power bank, the report says.

As a result, along with other dangerous goods, the batteries are strictly controlled by the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations and ...