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UN agency bans lithium batteries flown as cargo on passenger planes
THE UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will ban shipments of lithium-ion batteries that power mobile phones, as cargo on passenger aircraft, reports London's Air Cargo News.
"This prohibition will be in force as work continues on a new lithium battery packaging performance standard expected by 2018," said ICAO Council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, a Nigerian aviation maintenance engineer.
The United Nations ban goes into force April 1 and is limited to lithium-ion batteries shipped as cargo on passenger aircraft, and not to those contained in personal electronic devices carried by passengers and crew.
The rule comes after reviews by ICAO's Air Navigation Commission, and the UN agency's Dangerous Goods, Flight Operations, and Airworthiness panels.
The prohibiting of lithium-ion cargo shipments on passenger aircraft has been eagerly awaited by aircraft manufacturer and pilots associations, which have been the most vocal advocates for the new safety measure, said the ICAO press release.
"This prohibition will be in force as work continues on a new lithium battery packaging performance standard expected by 2018," said ICAO Council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, a Nigerian aviation maintenance engineer.
The United Nations ban goes into force April 1 and is limited to lithium-ion batteries shipped as cargo on passenger aircraft, and not to those contained in personal electronic devices carried by passengers and crew.
The rule comes after reviews by ICAO's Air Navigation Commission, and the UN agency's Dangerous Goods, Flight Operations, and Airworthiness panels.
The prohibiting of lithium-ion cargo shipments on passenger aircraft has been eagerly awaited by aircraft manufacturer and pilots associations, which have been the most vocal advocates for the new safety measure, said the ICAO press release.
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