Veille Aéronautique

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.N. panel recommended Wednesday that cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries be banned from passenger airliners because the batteries can create fires capable of destroying planes, according to aviation officials familiar with the decision. Federal Aviation Administration tests show a single damaged or defective battery can experience uncontrolled temperature increases known as thermal runaway. In FAA tests, the overheating batteries have released explosive gases that,…