Resources for Air Carriers

Useful Guidance and Information

• Fact Sheet: Dangerous Goods Exceptions for Passengers and Crewmembers Traveling with Baggage (49 CFR 175.10)
• Fact Sheet: Transporting Fuel by Air in Alaska or Remote Areas
• Guidance Material on the Interpretation of 49 CFR 175.75 and U.S. Variation 13(d) to the ICAO Technical Instructions
• Lithium Battery Incidents
• No Damaged Lithium Batteries Cargo Poster (PDF)
• When Baggage Containing Hazardous Materials Has Been "Offered by Passengers and Accepted by Air Carriers" (PDF) (DOT Interpretation)
• Advisory Circular: 14 CFR Part 121 and Part 135 Dangerous Goods Transportation Operations
• UAS Cargo/Mail DG Transportation Process (PDF)
• DOT Chart 17 – Hazardous Materials markings, Labeling and Placarding Guide (GOV)
• Is Your COMAT Safe to Fly? Brochure (PDF)

Useful Websites

• FAA Airline Certificate Information
• FAA Repair Station Search
• Flight Standards District Offices
  This is a state-by-state directory of all Flight Standards offices.
• Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS)
  FSIMS is a web-based application that provides access to the most current, critical Flight Standards policy and guidance documents regarding aviation safety as defined in the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration National Policy, 8900.1 Order. The primary purpose of FSIMS is to provide aviation safety inspectors access to handbooks, policies, and guidelines to perform safety inspections for FAA customers.

Lithium Batteries

Portable Electronic Device (PED) Fire Training – Cabin

Portable Electronic Device (PED) Fire Training – Flight Deck

Resources for Passenger Airlines

General Passenger Outreach Materials

• Luggage Tag (PDF)
• PackSafe Brochure (English) (PDF)
• PackSafe Brochure (Spanish) (PDF)
• Hazardous Materials Booklet (PDF)
• PackSafe When In Doubt Leave it Out Poster

Batteries, E-Cigarettes, Lighters

• Vapes On A Plane Marketing Kit
  Downloadable tools, including social media images, postcards, flyers and digital signage to help you spread the safety message about electronic smoking devices.
• Airline Passenger and Lighters (PDF)
• Airline Passenger and Batteries (PDF)
• PackSafe Don't Pack Light for Your Next Flight Poster (PDF)

Fireworks

• Fireworks Don't Fly Poster Portrait (PDF)
• Fireworks Don't Fly Poster Landscape (PDF)
• Fireworks Brochure (PDF)

Camping Fuel

• Prohibited Camping Fuels Landscape (PDF)