Safety

Aviation Safety Incidents NUMBER OF BATTERY RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE US

NUMBER OF BATTERY RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE US BY CATEGORY

2024, 2023 - left axis All time - right axis

Number of incidents remain stable: Until December 2nd, 2024, there were a total of 65 incidents reported by the US FAA. This is about the same number of incidents were reported in 2023 at the same time of the year 63. E-cigarettes continue causing incidents: Compared to 2023, e-cigarettes and similar devices created almost twice as many incidents. Safety procedures are in place: Response to such incidents involve the cabin crew placing the faulty device(s) into thermal containment bags, with the flight continuing to its destination.

Source: FAA

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