A330 Fire Incident on 29 Aug

Today (29 Aug) news from China. – yesterday Air China A330 fire at Beijing airport, flight scheduled from Beijing to Tokyo, fire happened during cargo loading and before passengers on-board; which suspected caused by lithium battery. Today China Gov tighten the export controls. From Supply Chain Safety & Security Association SCSA perspective:

1. More cargo especially DG related will via / rely Hong Kong to export shortly (till Oct – Chinese Gov 70 anniversary)
2. Black smoke doesn’t looks like fire direct from battery, which possible come from hydrocarbon, may be battery fire with high temp causing other stuff overheating.
3. Rounding to Japan applying new security policy, even good arrival japan, whereas the preparation of Olympic, therefore Its also apply to the source HKG.
4. Local Hong Kong Gov new DG policy is effective, in past 12 months, have less than 60 cases in Hong Kong.
5. New accident investigation, New HKCAD DG policy & incident handling will have sharing session in end Sep, please update