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Safety Oversight, Cargo Safety
FAA Proposes $5.89 Million Penalty for Charter Operator
An Atlanta charter operator should pay $5.89 million in civil penalties for conducting hundreds of illegal charter flights from 2017 through 2019, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says. The…
News, Aviation Medicine, Cargo Safety
ERA: Exempt Cargo Crews From Some Coronavirus Restrictions
Authorities should ensure that cargo flights are able to continue despite restrictions placed on commercial aviation because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) said today.…
Cabin Safety, Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety
U.S. Tightens Rules on Lithium Battery Cargo
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving to prohibit the transportation of lithium ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft and to add new requirements for those…
Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety, Dangerous Goods
EU-US Laptop Ban Talks to Continue
A meeting between European Union and U.S. officials over a potential widening of the ban on laptops and tablets in hand luggage has ended in agreement to hold further talks…
Blog, Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety
Finding Hazards You Cannot See But Know are There
Handling passengers and their luggage at today’s volumes can be challenging enough. But the cargo side of the business is getting more and more complicated because of our technology and hazards that…
Lithium Batteries, Accident Investigation, Cargo Safety, Cover Story, Dangerous Goods
In-Flight Inferno
Recovered remnants of the Asiana freighter provided no clue to the physical cause of the catastrophic fire on the main cargo deck.
Lithium Batteries, Cargo Safety, Dangerous Goods
Packing Up
New industry guidance describes the safest ways of transporting lithium batteries.
Detect and Suppress
The NTSB urges improved fire detection, suppression and containment systems to prevent injury and damage in cargo airplane fires.
Burning Issues (Expanded Version)
U.S. pilot unions, ARFF specialists and the NTSB assess shortcomings of freighter fire fighting.