Better battery packaging on planes overlooks other safety concerns - airlines
April 27, 2018 at 14:05 PM EDT
By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed MONTREAL/SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - New global packaging standards expected in late 2018 will allow lithium-ion batteries back into passenger plane cargo holds, pending design and regulatory approval, but some airlines say the new rule overlooks other safety concerns. It will reverse a 2016 suspension due to fire risks, but some airlines argue that packaging alone will not fully protect against cargo battery fires because battery shipments are
