US Officially Bans Using Galaxy Note 7 Phones on Planes

Samsung and CPSC have recently announced that 1 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be recalled in the US and that replacement units will start arriving on September 21. Until now, it seems that about 92 cases of Note 7 batteries catching fire were reported in the US alone.

A few days ago, the FCC issued a warning regarding the usage of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airplanes. The FCC didn’t specifically ban passengers from carrying the smartphone on the plane, but it did warn them against charging the units in flight.

Now it seems that the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice regarding airline passengers and crew traveling with a Samsung Ga...