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As we have reported here over the past 8 years<\/a> – lithium ion batteries used in a multitude of portable electronic devices (including laptop computers) – continue to pose serious safety risks. Onboard battery fires underscore need for meaningful action<\/strong> With images and video circulating from yet another battery fire in an airline cabin \u2014 this time on board KLM 876 from Amsterdam to Bangkok \u2014 air safety regulators don\u2019t seem to be on top of the problem. A compounding factor: the cabin crew actions in the video are not entirely in accordance with IATA safety guidelines. KLM 777 Fire Video<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRecently, several reports have emerged of Li-Ion battery related issues and the airlines.<\/p>\n
\nThis week, a battery caught fire in the overhead bins on a KLM 777, Qantas became the third airline to refuse freight carriage of lithium battery shipments, and Air France\u2019s new safety video has started warning passengers not to move their seat if they lose their phone between the cushions. It\u2019s time to talk about lithium batteries in PEDs.<\/p>\n
–John Walton | http:\/\/www.runwaygirlnetwork.com\/2015\/03\/19\/onboard-battery-fires-underscore-need-for-meaningful-action\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n