Canada Bans Shipment of Lithium Metal Batteries on Passenger Flights

CBC reported that Canada won’t allow lithium metal batteries to be shipped on passenger flights. The ban doesn’t affect batteries already contained in or packed with other equipment.

As quoted in the publication:

The ICAO implemented the ban in 2014, after an investigation into two fires linked to the batteries aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013. Those fires, one in the air over Japan, the other on the ground in Boston, led to the grounding of the entire Dreamliner fleet.

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