AF 413 Mobile in flame.

[Viking77]

Hello,

just a report of swiss newspaper Le Matin :
story/transports-catastrophe-evitee-chez-air-france-ca-fume-ca-va-exploser-262578848084

Question: Why companies allow charging mobiles in flight ?
Years ago one could live a few hours without mobiles in use.
There has been several incidents already with NiCad batteries.

Cheers.

[ZFT]

I've yet to see any operator explicitly ban mobile charging.

[atakacs]

Agreed
And if you install USB charging ports it will be a hard sell...
But battery fire is definitely getting an issue

[DaveReidUK]

Working link to the suitably histrionic article: Catastrophe évitée chez Air France: «Ça fume, ça va exploser!» (https://www.lematin.ch/story/transports-catastrophe-evitee-chez-air-france-ca-fume-ca-va-exploser-262578848084)

[AAKEE]

Hello,

There has been several incidents already with NiCad batteries.

Cheers.

They stopped using NiCd batteries in mobile phones long time ago. The energy density is too low for a modern smartphone.

I guess you mean Lithium batteries, like lithium ion and lithiym plolymer?

[HOVIS]

Phones and tablets getting trapped in powered business class seats is a bigger issue. There have been several incidents including aircraft diversions due to this.

[physicus]

I stand corrected. Check the FAA video below.

[DogTailRed2]

What happens if the defective electronics device is in the cargo hold?

[India Four Two]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQbqlHj67bk