Major US airlines have banned rechargeable battery shipments, as new government tests confirm that explosions and violent fires are likely to occur when large numbers of batteries enclosed in cargo containers overheat. Citing safety concerns, United Airlines on Monday informed its cargo customers it no longer will accept bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries. Delta Air Lines quietly stopped accepting bulk shipments of the rechargeable batteries on 1 February. American Airlines stopped … [Read more...] about Delta,United and AA ban rechargeable batteries