The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Orlando, Florida, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after a Lithium-Ion battery on-board caught fire.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The post Frontier Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Tampa first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back after one of the batteries failed.

The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.

The post Lufthansa Flight Returns to Munich due to Battery Issue first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Kochi, India, declared an emergency after smoke was noticed emanating from a bag carrying a Lithium Ion battery and two mobile phones.

The crew discharged fire extinguishers into the bag while the plane continued for a safe landing.

All two hundred and two people aboard remained unharmed.

The post SriLankan Airlines Plane Makes Safe Landing After Lithium Battery Catches Fire Mid-Air first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after a phone battery started emitting smoke.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

The post Germania Flug Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kosovo first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after a lithium battery inside a passenger’s laptop caught fire.

The plane landed safely. All 158 people aboard remained unharmed.

The post San Francisco-Bound JetBlue Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Grand Rapids first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The aircraft en-route to Haneda, Japan, was mid-air when a passenger’s portable battery charger exploded and started emitting smoke.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All 170 passengers onboard remained unharmed.

The post Skymark Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Japan due to Smoke in Portable Charger first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Boeing 777-200, en-route from Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew reported a battery discharge issue.

The plane landed safely. All 100 people aboard remained unhurt.

The post American Airlines Plane Diverts to Shannon Airport first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The pilot of the small seaplane said he was doing some survey work for a proposed water pipeline when the aircraft’s battery failed, forcing him to make an emergency landing.

Both occupants of the plane, including the pilot Peter Serodino, of Chattanooga, and his only passenger, remained unharmed.

The plane was towed to a nearby marina.

The post Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Tennessee River first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The plane took off for London City, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received indication of an overheated battery.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

The post Flybe Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Edinburgh first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew reported smoke coming out of a credit card reader. According to airline spokesperson Halley Knigge, apparently the smoke was caused due to a melting battery. “The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to stop the device from smoking while the captain made flight emergency arrangements,” she said.

The plane landed safely. There were 181 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.

The post Alaska Airlines Plane Diverts to Buffalo due to Smoking Credit-Card Reader first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The recommendations were published by the ICAO on October 1, after a recent meeting of the advisory group was held in Cologne, Germany, in September.

The group has also suggested to re-assess the fire detection systems in terms of their ability of respond quickly and to limit the battery shipments to cargo compartments with excellent fire-suppression capability.

In July 2010, 2 people were killed after a shipment of batteries caught fire and caused a Boeing Co 747 cargo plane, operated by United Parcel Service Inc., to crash in Dubai.

The post Global Advisory Group Recommends Tough Rules to Prevent Battery Fires in Airplanes first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.

The Dreamliner was grounded January 16.

Video Below

The post Boeing Solution Discussed by CEO Jim McNerney first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.