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USA Today
3 days ago
- USA Today
Another airline restricts the use of portable chargers onboard. What to know.
More people than ever are flying with electronics (we are all addicted to our screens, after all) but airlines and aviation regulators are increasingly cracking down on what you can and can't do with electronic devices on airplanes in an effort to reduce the risk of fires on planes. Emirates, the Dubai-based mega-carrier, is the latest to announce restrictions on portable battery packs in its cabins. Beginning Oct. 1, passengers will be prohibited from charging devices using external power packs, will only be allowed to bring one power bank onboard and only in their at-seat carry-on bag. "After a comprehensive safety review, Emirates is taking a firm and proactive stance to mitigate risk when it comes to power banks onboard. There has been a significant growth in customers using power banks in recent years, resulting in an increasing number of lithium battery-related incidents onboard flights across the wider aviation industry," a statement from the airline said. Emirates already prohibits passengers from flying with batteries in their checked luggage, and will soon also bar its customers from stowing portable power packs in the overhead bins. A full list of the new rules for Emirates passengers is available on the carrier's website. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been 43 incidents caused by lithium batteries on aircraft so far in 2025, and there were 89 such incidents in 2024. Cruising Altitude: How to play your part in preventing fires on airplanes Southwest Airlines announced its own restrictions on portable power packs in May. Its policy requires passengers to keep the devices visible while they're in use on its planes. U.S. airlines already prohibit passengers from traveling with lithium batteries in their checked bags partly because it's harder to address a fire if it starts in the cargo hold, and experts say caution around electronics onboard is the right move to keep travelers safe. 'The visibility of the devices is a smart choice,' Rich Henderson, a flight attendant at a major U.S. airline and one of the authors of the Two Guys on a Plane blog, previously told USA TODAY. 'Every regulation we have in aviation comes from an incident happening. Clearly, this is something that's getting increasingly dangerous as time goes on, and more devices come onboard.'
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Australian Tourists Face Levy to Visit NZ Sites
By and Michael G Wilson Save Good morning, Rich Henderson in Bloomberg's Melbourne bureau with the latest: Today's must-reads: • Australian tourists face NZ levy • Household spending weaker • Australia to buy Japanese naval frigates Australian tourists crossing the Tasman will be charged to visit some of New Zealand's most popular tourist sites such as Milford Sound under a new levy system that could be introduced in 2027.
Bloomberg
08-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
RBA Shocks Markets With Surprise Rate Hold
By and Michael Wilson Save Morning, Rich Henderson from Bloomberg's Melbourne Bureau. Here are the latest headlines: Today's must-reads: • RBA shocks with a rate hold • Super funds load up on private equity • Albanese heads to China The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates on hold in a shock to markets that sent the local dollar spiking and bonds tumbling.
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Sticks to Tariff Deadline
Good morning, Rich Henderson here in Bloomberg's Melbourne bureau with the latest headlines... Today's must-reads: • Trump sticks to tariff deadline • Sydney lashed by storm • NZ business optimism Donald Trump is sticking to his tariff deadline. The US president said he is not considering a delay to his July 9 target for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan.
Bloomberg
15-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Australia's Tallest Skyscraper Plans Falter
Howdy, Rich Henderson in Bloomberg's Melbourne bureau. Here's the latest: Today's must-reads: • Australia's tallest tower plans falter • Super funds indirect exposure to tariff war • Australia's RBA says May is 'opportune' to revisit policy In 2020, a Melbourne-based developer, Beulah, proposed a A$2.7 billion project to build Australia's tallest skyscraper, but five years on, the project still doesn't have a builder due to soaring construction costs. Australia's pension funds control a combined A$4.2 trillion, a lot of which is held in offshore assets with direct and indirect exposure to Trump's tariff war. This week on the podcast, host Chris Bourke and ASFA CEO Mary Delahunty unpack the major parties' election platforms relating to retirement savings.
