One of the largest trends in the growth of in-flight fire is due to the transportation of lithium batteries. Grey market batteries and chargers are a high risk. The demand for lithium batteries continues to rise. They are in virtually every electronic device. Lithium batteries are part of modern life, so we as an industry have no choice but to mitigate it because we are not going to eliminate this threat.

A 2016 FAA report found that on average every 10 days a lithium-ion battery fire occors on a flight in the US alone.

An estimated 500+ lithium batteries are carried on commercial flights.