Tighter Curbs Expected on Lithium Batteries
09-15-2010, 07:25 AM
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Tighter Curbs Expected on Lithium Batteries
Tighter Curbs Expected on Lithium Batteries - WSJ.com
"But industry safety experts said they expected government action in the next few days. Transportation-department and FAA officials, they said, were discussing safety initiatives to require special protective packaging on lithium batteries, to limit the number allowed on one plane and to mandate warnings to pilots about the type of cargo loaded before takeoff."
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"But industry safety experts said they expected government action in the next few days. Transportation-department and FAA officials, they said, were discussing safety initiatives to require special protective packaging on lithium batteries, to limit the number allowed on one plane and to mandate warnings to pilots about the type of cargo loaded before takeoff."
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10-08-2010, 05:57 PM
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