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Pilots Union calls for Li-Ion cargo ban over fire risk

August 26th, 2009 link to (permalink)

Lithium-ion batteries could soon be unwelcome in plane cargo holds, if the world’s largest pilots union has its way; in the wake of several explosions where bulk amounts of the batteries have caused fires, the organization is calling for a ban on their transport by plane.

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