ENHANCING LITHIUM BATTERY SAFETY IN THE SKIES
In 2024, TRIP data shows an average of two flights per week experienced a thermal runaway incident. This mirrors the 2023 average, though there was a slight dip in the total number of reported passenger flight incidents, with seven fewer in 2024. The marginal drop still makes the 2024 incident total the second highest since 2019 by 11 incidents. Similar data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows an increase in the number of lithium-ion battery fires in 2024: 12 more incidents than in 2023, a 16% increase. TRIP and FAA data sets include slightly different inputs. FAA data is taken from mandatory federal reporting, while TRIP includes additional reports from every stage of the travel process by factoring in incidents in the terminal, bag checking, security checkpoints, and leaving baggage claim.
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