Prestigious University Allegedly Shipped Devices With Lithium
Batteries Which Caught Fire
The FAA is proposing a $175,000 civil penalty against the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for alleged violations
of Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.
The FAA alleges that MIT offered a fiberboard box containing 33
electronic devices to FedEx for transportation by air from
Cambridge to Seattle on Aug. 25, 2009. Each electronic device
consisted of a lithium battery attached to a circuit board and
tube-like container.
British Airways Provides East Africa Relief Flight
British Airways is thanking its customers and volunteers for
making it possible to deliver relief supplies to drought-stricken
East Africa, where over a half-million people are directly at risk
of starvation. BA flew a Boeing 747 freighter full of emergency
supplies and equipment to Ethiopia on Friday, August 12, carrying
aid from Oxfam and UNICEF. The two charities are among those
working in the region.
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