Li-Ion batteries unsafe - Curt Lewis

Pilots say FAA bill is 'unsafe' without lithium battery ban

The union that represents pilots in Washington said Wednesday that a proposed funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration is "unsafe" because it does not include a ban on shipping lithium ion batteries by air.

Most major airlines are already banning passengers from carrying lithium batteries in their luggage after warnings from receiving federal regulators, but aviation groups have been pushing Congress to enact a ban that would have also covered cargo shipments of the devices.

The Federal Aviation Administration measure unveiled by the House Transportation Committee does not include a ban on air shipments lithium ion batteries, despite the pressure from aviation groups.