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NTSB: Lithium Ion Batteries for Airplanes "Not Necessarily" Unsafe

Recommends more regulations

Reason Staff | 2.6.2013 11:16 AM

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The nation's top accident investigator says lithium ion batteries like the ones that caused a fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another aren't necessarily unsafe for use in aviation, but safeguards are needed.

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