International Civil Aviation Organization
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Rechargeable battery shipments to be barred from airliners
Decision by Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization isn’t binding, but most countries follow the agency’s standards
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Battery shipments again under scrutiny
Tests raise worry that batteries carried as cargo in the bellyholds of passenger planes could catch fire
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ICAO comes to air pollution agreement
Starts process for limiting airlines’ carbon emissions
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Ottawa spends $1.4 million to keep ICAO in Montreal
Quebec picks up $15 million in administrative costs
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ICAO to remain in Canada
Qatar drops bid to relocate UN aviation agency
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Qatar wants International Civil Aviation Organization out of Montreal
Says the UN agency should relocate to the Middle East
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Agency looks to ban aircraft batteries as cargo on passenger planes
Large lithium ion batteries seen as too risky to ship
