The USA's Federal Aviation Administration has fined two Indian companies US$422,500 for sending a radioactive shipment of depleted uranium as cargo on a British Airways passenger flight. The FAA alleged IIS & Allied Services and freight forwarder Gallant Freight & Travels failed to declare the hazardous shipment - and didn't pack or label it properly.
FAA fines two for radioactive shipment
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Friday, 02 July 2010
The USA's Federal Aviation Administration has fined two Indian companies US$422,500 for sending a radioactive shipment of depleted uranium as cargo on a British Airways passenger flight. The FAA alleged IIS & Allied Services and freight forwarder Gallant Freight & Travels failed to declare the hazardous shipment - and didn't pack or label it properly.
