New Delhi, August 26: After foreign airlines banned슬롯 머신 사이트 추천some older models of Apple's flagship laptop MacBook Pro onboard, India's regulatory body for civil aviation,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is mulling a similar move. The development comes days after슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had said that older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro models슬롯 머신 사이트 추천could overheat and potentially cause fires during air travel.

"The DGCA is examining the issue and if need be, will do the needful," a senior official was quoted by TOI as saying. While the DGCA is examining the latest fear,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천airlines from Europe and the US have슬롯 머신 사이트 추천banned슬롯 머신 사이트 추천affected models of MacBook Pro onboard. Earlier this month,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and American Federal Aviation Administration asked airlines to take necessary steps regarding the potential threat.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천DGCA to Conduct Quarterly Safety Audit of Airside Activities for Safe Operations.

Singapore Airlines (SIA), a major operator to India, on Sunday said on its website: "Customers are to refrain from bringing the affected (MacBook Pro) models either as hand-carry or in checked baggage until the battery has been verified as safe or replaced by the manufacturer. Please visit Apple슬롯사이트™s MacBook Pro Battery Recall Program page to get more information on whether your product is affected, as well as on the available battery replacement options."슬롯 머신 사이트 추천DGCA Suspends Pilot for 3 Months for Wrongly Transmitting Hijack Alert on Srinagar Flight.

Apple had recently announced a replacement programme for older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro models sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 after the iPhone-maker슬롯 머신 사이트 추천received 26 reports of the laptop's battery overheating. At least in five cases, users minor burns. Nearly 432,000 potentially affected MacBook Pro units were sold in the US and 26,000 in Canada, Business Standard reported.

Apple had issued a similar replacement programme last year for the latest 13-inch Pros over issues related to battery expansion. In 2016, Samsung had to recall its슬롯 머신 사이트 추천flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 after슬롯 머신 사이트 추천batteries started exploding and devices caught fire while charging. This슬롯 머신 사이트 추천caused the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천South Korean giant losses of some 6.1 trillion won ($5 billion).

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