Is this another case of putting the horse on the jockey by waiting until October to take action?
"US testing shows aircraft safety systems can't prevent lithium-ion battery fire, explosion".
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- International aviation officials are trying to quickly come up with safer packaging for cargo shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger planes after U.S. testing confirmed that aircraft fire suppression systems can't prevent overheated batteries from causing powerful explosions and fires.
The hazardous cargo committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency, met this week in Montreal. Officials familiar with the discussions said the panel heard a detailed presentation by aircraft manufacturers and pilot unions on the potential for the batteries to cause an explosion and resulting fire capable of destroying a plane".
Note:
"If the working group cannot come up with such packaging, officials said they consider it likely that a formal proposal to ban bulk battery shipments from passenger planes will be offered at an ICAO meeting on dangerous cargo in October".
Can we afford to delay/wait? In the meantime it would seem to be status quo. Sitting on hands, or organising a committee to 'look into it' has unfortunately led to numerous disasters in the past.
"US testing shows aircraft safety systems can't prevent lithium-ion battery fire, explosion".
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- International aviation officials are trying to quickly come up with safer packaging for cargo shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger planes after U.S. testing confirmed that aircraft fire suppression systems can't prevent overheated batteries from causing powerful explosions and fires.
The hazardous cargo committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency, met this week in Montreal. Officials familiar with the discussions said the panel heard a detailed presentation by aircraft manufacturers and pilot unions on the potential for the batteries to cause an explosion and resulting fire capable of destroying a plane".
Note:
"If the working group cannot come up with such packaging, officials said they consider it likely that a formal proposal to ban bulk battery shipments from passenger planes will be offered at an ICAO meeting on dangerous cargo in October".
Can we afford to delay/wait? In the meantime it would seem to be status quo. Sitting on hands, or organising a committee to 'look into it' has unfortunately led to numerous disasters in the past.
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