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3w ago

Airlines Tighten Warnings Over Power Banks and Other Lithium Batteries

Rising overheating and fire incidents linked to lithium‑ion batteries have prompted new global rules banning in‑flight charging with limits on power banks from January 2027.

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last mo.

Alaska Airlines Flight Returns to Wichita After Passenger’s Power Bank Catches Fire

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7mo ago

LATAM Flight Diverts After Passenger Power Bank Smokes, Lands Safely in Ribeirão Preto

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8mo ago

Lufthansa Group Bans In-Flight Use of Powerbanks, Tightens Battery Rules Across Its Airlines

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9mo ago

FAA Records Reveal SpaceX Debris Incident Put Hundreds of Airline Passengers at Risk

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10mo ago

Norway Issues Preliminary Report on SAS Carry-On Battery Fire, Classifies Case as Serious

Incidents

Airlines Tighten Warnings Over Power Banks and Other Lithium Batteries

Virgin Jet Aborts Takeoff as Qantas Crosses Sydney Runway

Jetstar A320 Nearly Collides With Towed Qatar 777 at Sydney Airport

British Airways Plane Near-Miss with Suspected Drone Over Windsor

Delta Executes Go-Around at Boston Logan After Intersecting Runway Clearance

Smartphone Ignites on British Airways Plane at Tokyo Haneda

Pilot Files Safety Reports After UFC Lighting on White House Lawn Blinds Crew

AAIB Finds Two easyJet A320s Took Off From Wrong Runway Points

Hot Air Balloon Slams Into Sky River Casino During Groundbreaking

ATSB Finds Alliance E190 Gear Omission Sent Autopilot Toward Cairns Terrain

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Cape Air Flight Returns After Cabin Door Opens Midair Near Nantucket

Report Confirms E‑Cigarette Fire Forced TAP A320’s Rapid Return to Gatwick

Avianca Drops Influencer From Return Flight Over In‑Cabin Stink Bomb

NTSB Cites Engine Power Loss in North Phoenix Training Flight Crash

Vape Fire Prompts PAN Call on Virgin Australia Flight to Melbourne

Alaska Airlines Flight Returns to Wichita After Passenger’s Power Bank Catches Fire

LATAM Flight Diverts After Passenger Power Bank Smokes, Lands Safely in Ribeirão Preto

Lufthansa Group Bans In-Flight Use of Powerbanks, Tightens Battery Rules Across Its Airlines

FAA Records Reveal SpaceX Debris Incident Put Hundreds of Airline Passengers at Risk

Norway Issues Preliminary Report on SAS Carry-On Battery Fire, Classifies Case as Serious

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