Jim Feeley Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Looks like the focus is on laptops. No idea if the proposal includes or could be interpreted to include our equipment, but the proposed ban on "portable electronic devices" (including "laptop computers, cameras, camcorders") does say, "We believe that it would be difficult for passengers to understand and correctly meet requirements that vary based on the specific content of their checked baggage." So mostly I worry about the peripheral stuff I can't carry on and about can't-talk-your-way-out-of-them gate checks. Worth keeping an eye on. (hat tip to Matt Mayer) From the Associated Press. US: Laptops in checked bags pose fire, explosion risk WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is urging the world airline community to ban large, personal electronic devices like laptops from checked luggage because of the potential for a catastrophic fire. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a paper filed recently with a U.N. agency that its tests show that when a laptop’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery overheats in close proximity to an aerosol spray can, it can cause an explosion capable of disabling an airliner’s fire suppression system. The fire could then rage unchecked, leading to “the loss of the aircraft,” the paper said. The U.N. agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, sets global aviation safety standards, although member countries must still ratify them. The proposed ban is on the agenda of a meeting of ICAO’s panel on dangerous goods being held this week and next week in Montreal. The FAA has conducted 10 tests involving a fully-charged laptop packed in a suitcase. A heater was placed against the laptop’s battery to force it into “thermal runaway,” a condition in which the battery’s temperature continually rises. Rest of the AP story: https://apnews.com/214c6dfcf12e43b49a0dc74082c31db7 Here's a link to a PDF of the 5-page proposal: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonG Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Can we just ban aerosol spray cans? Those are an environmental disaster themselves. Most products that use them are also available in a pump spray container anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Thought pressurized containers including aerosols were banned anywhere on a passenger aircraft anyway, carry on or checked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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