In fact, the Air Line Pilots Association has gone so far as to call for a ban on the shipment of all lithium ion batteries in both passenger and cargo planes. That doesn't mean the airplanes ...

According to eyewitnesses, a passenger’s smartphone started smoking, filling the cabin with acrid fumes, and causing a seat ...

More than 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane after a cell phone battery sparked a fire in the ...

Can you bring a portable charger on a plane? According to Flight Right, the answer is yes—but only in your carry-on. Power ...

At some point, the 3.6 V of a single lithium ion battery ... it can’t be taken on a plane. Figure out the pack voltage and which kind it is – charging the battery fully and measuring the ...

there has been on average at least one lithium battery incident on a passenger plane in the U.S. once every week. The FAA banned uninstalled lithium-ion metalbatteries from being inside checked ...

A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to evacuate using the plane's emergency slide on Friday morning after a lithium cell phone battery combusted. "Everybody saw the smoke because it kind of ...