Macbook Pros Banned From All Flights
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Samsung has suffered some backlash over the Galaxy Note 7 being banned from US flights once the device exploded on a Southwest Airlines flight, according to PCWorld. Apple had also attracted similar attention after Bloomberg reportedly quoted a statement that came from the United States Federal Aviation Administration that confirmed that the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pros that had defective batteries were banned from US flights.
So far, the EU Aviation Safety Agency has reportedly only told airlines to make sure that all of the affected MacBooks are turned off and are not used when on flights. The model has also already been banned on four cargo carriers namely Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI Group Airlines, Air Italy, as well as Air Transat. Other products that have been recalled in the past include Intel smartwatches for burning wearers.
It has been a while since I have been on a flight... I just discovered the MacBook Pro 15 is banned from flights due to battery risk. That presets a BIG problem! I don't have a MacBook Pro 15 but in one article I read some airlines may ban all Apple laptops. It's also difficult for someone to even identify the type of Apple laptop you have unless you power it up and look at the about settings to see if it is an MacBook Pro 15 as on the physical laptop it just says on my MacBook Pro 16 "MacBook Pro".
Both checked and carry on, Macbook Pro 15 banned from aircraft due to risk of battery catching on fire. Its listed as banned on Alaska Airlines website where I looked. Question is how do they know it is a Macbook Pro 15 and not another model? I will go look for the link and post it.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced in August that it was banning certain models of Apple's MacBook Pro from being brought on board flights, whether as cargo, or in passengers' carry-on luggage.
Australian airline Qantas banned all 15-inch MacBook Pro computers from checked luggage, including unaffected models. While it continued to allow the laptop in carry-on bags, passengers must leave it switched off during flight.
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Qantas has banned all 15-inch MacBook Pro computers from checked luggage, including unaffected models. While it has continued to allow the laptop in carry-on bags, passengers must leave it switched off during flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain MacBook Pro models on flights because of faulty batteries that pose a fire risk. Banned models include 15-inch MacBook Pros from 2015 sold between September 2015 and February 2017, or some hundreds of thousands of units.
Just wanted to see if anyone has been through the TSA/FAA process yet with their 2015-2017 macbook pro. If you haven't heard, the FAA has banned select MBPs from air travel due to a battery issue. Link on Bloomberg.
Meanwhile in Asia, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific have also banned the recalled MacBook Pro from operating in their flights. Thai Airways, on the other hand, have banned all MacBooks Pros manufactured within the affected dates, between September 2015 and February 2017, regardless if their serial numbers were recalled or not.
Back on June 20, Apple announced a voluntary recall of some 15-inch MacBook Pros. These MacBooks have a battery issue that can cause them to catch fire. Following those news, the FAA reminded all U.S. and U.S.-inbound airlines that those recalled units are banned from flights, just like it did with the good old Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fireball: The FAA reminds passengers that recalled batteries do not fly. Avoid carrying recalled batteries when flying until repaired/replaced per manufacturer instructions.
In June, Apple recalled "a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units," that were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017, the company said in its recall notice to customers. Apple says the laptops have a battery that could "overheat and pose a fire safety risk." The FAA has now banned those laptops from U.S. flights, the safety regulator's standard practice for products with lithium batteries that have been recalled for safety reasons.
Other international airlines have begun to take the bans a step further. Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways, for instance, have banned the recalled devices from both checked luggage and carry-on bags. "Customers are to refrain from bringing the affected models either as hand-carry or in checked baggage until the battery has been verified as safe or replaced by the manufacturer," Singapore said in a statement.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned these kind of laptops. However, I will fly from Munich to London, and at a later date from Munich to Athens. FAA is a USA organisation though, which makes me wonder:
The watchdog says it has alerted major U.S. airlines to the recall, adding that it has reminded them to adhere to 2016 safety guidelines prohibiting recalled batteries from being taken on flights in either the cargo hold or as carry-on luggage. Earlier this week, four airlines (Air Italy, Air Transat, Thomas Cook Airlines, and TUI Group Airlines) banned the recalled MacBook Pro models from their flights, according to Bloomberg News.
One of the worst PR disasters in recent history that a company has had to face relates to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The Korean tech giant had launched the phablet with an Iris scanner and an insanely thin form factor. However, the latter created an unstable environment for the Note 7's batteries, which resulted in several document malfunctions. Unfortunately for Samsung, some of these took place on board passenger aircraft, and as a result, the Galaxy Note 7 was banned from being carried on commercial flights. Now, Apple's problems with the 15-inch MacBook Pro might be heading in the same direction. Take a look below for more details.
The FAA's rules don't directly target the MacBook Pro. Instead, select notebooks from Apple that are known to possess defective batteries, and have not had their batteries replaced will now be banned from flights under the authority's jurisdiction. Now, airlines operated by the Total Cargo Expertise have been issued instructions to stop passengers from carrying 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between mid 2015 and February 2017 aboard their flights reports Bloomberg.
The airlines in questions are TUI Group Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Air Italy and Air Transat. According to a TUI Group spokesperson the airline's staff will start making announcments before boarding soon. The recalled notebooks from Apple are banned from cargo and passengers holds on planes being operated by TUI. To check whether your MacBook Pro might not be allowed onboard a flight, click here.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has banned select MacBook Pro laptops from being carried on, or checked into the cargo holds of, aircraft. The FAA's decision follows Apple's announcement that some of the older MacBook Pro units posed a fire risk.
The Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain 15-inch MacBook Pros with potentially defective batteries from US flights. The move, which follows Apple's June recall announcement, is part of a general FAA policy on devices with defective batteries.
"The FAA is aware of the recalled batteries that are used in some Apple MacBook Pro laptops," FAA spokespeople said in emails to Ars Technica. Under FAA policy, affected MacBook Pros are banned from the passenger cabin and from checked luggage.
Apple isn't the only manufacturer to have devices restricted from US flights. Samsung recalled the Galaxy Note 7 in 2016 after several exploding battery incidents. After one unit exploded onboard a Southwest Airlines flight (thankfully it hadn't yet taken off), the FAA banned the devices from US airlines.
This follows directives from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the United States Federal Aviation Administration that alerted airlines of the recall and banned the laptop models from flights.
Not on my watch. The Federal Aviation Administration has banned some older Apple MacBook Pro models from flights due to recalled batteries. The ban covers 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between September 2015 and February 2017.
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