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FAA Issues Special Safety Conditions for Lithium Batteries on Boeing 757 Fleet
April 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule establishing specific safety standards for the installation of non-rechargeable lithium batteries in underwater locator beacons. These requirements apply to Boeing 757-200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB and 757-300 series aircraft modified by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina.

The federal agency determined that existing airworthiness regulations did . . .

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