A recent incident at the Boston-Logan airport has raised concerns about e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery powered or socket-charged, and work by a push-button mechanism that activates a heating coil to release vapour. In this incident, the e-cigarette was stowed in a soft side-pocket of stowed baggage and the protective cover
IATA this month released an update on the carriage of lithium metal batteries. When shipped on their own, these batteries will be prohibited on passenger aircraft from 1 January 2015. In summary: Fires in flight involving certain types and quantities of lithium metal batteries have the potential to result in
The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for 2014 have now been published, and will come into force from 1 January 2014. Table 2.3A, which lists the Provisions for Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers or Crew again contains important information relating to the carriage of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) containing lithium metal