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Lithium-ion batteries barred in passenger planes
The UN aviation agency prohibited shipments of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, following concerns by pilots and plane makers that they are a fire risk.
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Lithium metal batteries, which are used in watches, have already been banned on passenger planes globally. The International Civil Aviation Organization’s 36-state governing council said the prohibition would be in effect as of April 1, and would be maintained until a new fire-resistant packaging standard is designed to transport the batteries.Â
Lithium-ion batteries can still be transported on cargo planes. The new packaging standard is expected by 2018, ICAO Council President Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said in a statement.
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