ANA supports development of a safer way to store electronics in flight

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and two different Japanese corporations collectively developed a fire-resistant bag that can be utilized to securely retailer private digital units throughout flights.

This distinctive product created collectively by ANA, Kikuchi Sheet Industries Ltd (Kikuchi Sheet), and TOPPAN Company protects passengers, crew, and plane from the chance of fires brought on by overheated batteries in digital units.

The fireplace resistant baggage are already in use on ANA plane, together with plane operated by AirJapan and ANA Wings. 

To additional encourage fireplace security, ANA will make the luggage accessible for buy by competing airways and different industrial prospects on ANA Buying and selling from January 2025.

A vital suggestion

ANA cabin attendants prompt the necessity for protected storage choices in response to current incidents on different airways involving fireplace and smoke from deteriorating or poor high quality lithium-ion batteries. 

The fireplace resistant bag was deliberate and developed in response to their suggestions.

The collectively developed storage baggage are distinctive as a result of they mix TOPPAN’s FSfilm which releases a fire-extinguishing aerosol in response to warmth, and Kikuchi’s fireplace resistant bag, which is designed to rapidly and safely stop fireplace dangers from digital gear that exhibits indicators of irregular warmth era or deformation. 

The bag’s light-weight and compact design was designed for set up in all ANA and AirJapan plane.

ANA’s position in creating and deploying the storage bag displays the airline’s robust dedication to security as a high precedence. 

ANA Group, Kikuchi Sheet, and TOPPAN will collectively start to develop gross sales of the hearth resistant bag and proceed to advertise initiatives using the most recent expertise to maintain passengers and crew protected.