ban | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:51:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Thai Carriers Face Flying Ban to US https://airflightdisaster.com/thai-carriers-face-flying-ban-to-us/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:51:14 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=31229 Following a 5-day audit of Thailand’s aviation safety standards, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has pointed out several flaws that need to be addressed in order to continue flight service to the US. The audit was conducted after Thailand’s DCA failed to address the concerns identified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)...

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]]> Following a 5-day audit of Thailand’s aviation safety standards, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has pointed out several flaws that need to be addressed in order to continue flight service to the US.

The audit was conducted after Thailand’s DCA failed to address the concerns identified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) within the given 90-day period.

According to Thailand’s Transport Minister Prajin Juntong, the FAA has given them 65 days to fix the shortcomings and if they fail to do so, Thai carriers could face a ban on flying to the US.

The flaws identified by the FAA include shortage of qualified air safety inspectors and redundant inspection methods etc.

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]]> Should Lithium Battery Transport be banned on Passenger jets? https://airflightdisaster.com/should-lithium-battery-transport-be-banned-on-passenger-jets/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:11:46 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=27357 The conversation about forbidding the transport of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft is based on fire risk these batteries present. Current fire control systems cannot suppress lithium metal battery fires, but the fears are that banning the transport will result in driving the shipment “underground.” What do you think should be done?...

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]]> The conversation about forbidding the transport of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft is based on fire risk these batteries present. Current fire control systems cannot suppress lithium metal battery fires, but the fears are that banning the transport will result in driving the shipment “underground.” What do you think should be done?


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