UN panel bans lithium-ion battery shipments from passenger flights | Chips | Geek.com

A UN panel has recommended that airlines ban all lithium-ion shipments from commercial flights. Why? Because batteries catch fire sometimes.

A new packaging standard is expected in 2018 that might make batteries safe enough to be shipped on passenger planes again, but there’s no guarantee.

http://www.geek.com/chips/un-panel-bans-lithium-ion-battery-shipments-from-passenger-flights-1648244/

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