Recent press coverage mentions UPS are planning to introduce plastic fire proof cargo containers which can withstand up to 1200f (F) as older containers wear out.
My concern is that Lithium battery fires can exceed 3000F (
1200C).
I'm not sure if the commentator or the UPS spokesman has mixed the C with an F, but if the latest cargo containers are only rated to 1200F they will definately not last long.
UPS spokesman made the recent anouncement in this article.
http://www.courier-journal.com/artic...nclick_check=1
Research into what temps of these batteries can actually rise to have been noted on this site.
Allen-Airsafe - Home
Any pilots working for UPS might like to point out to their management what a lithium battery can actually achieve in the temp range of Centigrade.
Press in the middle east have also been covering other factors.
UPS Dubai crash: GCAA final report links accident to lithium batteries - Emirates 24/7