As aviation adopts the use of lithium-ion batteries across the supply chain, a rise in on-flight incidents of batteries overheating raises the question: are they safe for use? If you were sitting on flight 259 from Dallas to Orlando on Wednesday the 1st of March, 2023, or if you were a member of the flight crew, you would have been distressed, mid-flight, to see smoke start pouring from one of the luggage bins and fill the cabin.  A fire. The cause? A tiny lithium battery from inside a passenger’s personal device. This is just one of a number of incidents...