The recent crash of Swissair #111 near Halifax is clearly under an immense bog of investigation. Among the airline cargo industry, there is a growing awareness of intentionally and unintentionally shipping undeclared hazardous materials, which are place on board commercial aircraft. Due to the nature of the last minutes of the flight, a problem had occurred which grew to disastrous proportions. Not withstanding, the cargo manifests and contents are under close examination. As shippers, you are responsible to correctly identify and declare any hazardous material components that are a part of shipment. Failure to do so not only could cause a potential fine, but could cause a needless accident.
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