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Airlines ban hoverboards; batteries could burn on-board

Hoverboards, also known as balance boards, are being banned from most U.S. flights because their large lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk on board. Already banned by JetBlue, Hawaiian and Virgin America, the popular devices, a kind of self-balancing scooter, hit the no-fly list in the last two days for Alaska and the big three (American, United and Delta). Only Southwest, among large airlines, still allows them. Delta put the issue this way: “Poorly-labeled, powerful lithium-ion batteries…

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Trouble in paradise: Delta quits airline lobby

Delta has left the building…or at least the lobby. They’ve announced they are quitting Airlines for America, the lobbying organization that speaks for many of America’s carriers, including the Big 3 legacy carriers.   The splitting issue is air…

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Airlines ban hoverboards; batteries could burn on-board

Hoverboards, also known as balance boards, are being banned from most U.S. flights because their large lithium-ion batteries are a fire risk on board. Already banned by JetBlue, Hawaiian and Virgin America, the popular devices, a kind of self-balancing scooter, hit the no-fly list in the last two days for Alaska and the big three (American, United and Delta). Only Southwest, among large airlines, still allows them. Delta put the issue this way: “Poorly-labeled, powerful lithium-ion batteries…

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Trouble in paradise: Delta quits airline lobby

Delta has left the building…or at least the lobby. They’ve announced they are quitting Airlines for America, the lobbying organization that speaks for many of America’s carriers, including the Big 3 legacy carriers.   The splitting issue is air…

Read More