ICAO BANS LITHIUM BATTERY FROM PASSENGER AIRLINER CARGO HOLDS
February 1st, 2016
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has banned commercial passenger airliners from carrying lithium-ion batteries as cargo because of safety concerns. The decision is an interim one, and maybe reversed later after ICAO has studied how such batteries maybe safely carried on passenger planes.
“Safety is always our most fundamental priority in international civil aviation,” stressed Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, the president of ICAO’s ruling council. “This interim prohibition will continue to be in force as separate work continues through ICAO ...
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