need to be returned to base to have their batteries replaced.
You can send them by car, truck, bus, boat, train or horseback, all fine, but not by airplane.
The Federal Aviation Authority has reiterated that recalled MacBook Pros that haven't had their faulty batteries switched are not welcome in carry-on or luggage stowed aboard flights. MacBook Pros made between 2015 and 2017 - about 432,000 machines in the US and Canada - need to be returned to base to have their batteries …
Even if they checked the serial number they can only tell if it is one of the affected ones, not whether it has been fixed.
This is a rather pointless advisory. I can only assume it is being announced to try to urge people with one of the affected ones to get it fixed, by making them fear they won't be able to take it with them on the plane. In reality no one is going to stop them, any more than airlines stopped people bringing a Galaxy Note 7 on the plane with them.
TSA screeners are highly trained in cyber threat detection
One insisted that I turn on my laptop.
It booted to a UEFI prompt
No that wasn't "on" enough
I had to boot Linux login, start X and show him a mouse pointer moving around
I assume bombs only run windows and so once he was sure I was running XFCE he was happy
Even if they checked the serial number they can only tell if it is one of the affected ones, not whether it has been fixed.
So, does this mean you have to take the invoice with you to prove it was replaced? Or is this one where they will make you boot it up and they can see the repair history in the logs?
"You mean to say that you put your laptop in checked baggage? At Thiefrow? brave man."
Probably very brave as I suspect its against all the stated checkin regulations to put a device with a LiOn battery in hold luggage. I've had this discussion with people at the gate for a couple of airline recently when they've told me I will have to put my hand luggage in the hold - after raising the issue of LiOn batteries and hodl luggage with them they say I should take anything with a battery out first, so after taking out camera, tablet, kindle, laptop etc I allow them to put the now empty flight bad in the hold while I carry all the contents on board to put in the overhead locker (which turns out to have plenty of space .... causing on one occasion another passenger to get seriously annoyed with the flight attendant over the fact that her expensive laptop is now sliding around an empty locker without being protected by the flight case)
>causing on one occasion another passenger to get seriously annoyed with the flight attendant over the fact that her expensive laptop is now sliding around an empty locker without being protected by the flight case)
The nice thing about the soft slip cases is that (once the laptop has been removed) they can be rolled up and put in a pocket - no longer luggage...
I think having to put hand luggage in the hold is caused by all those selfish people trying to get away with the biggest wheeled case they can, causing those delays getting off the plane as they struggled to find and lift their bag. That's along with the ones who when boarding spent 5 minutes crying because there's no space directly above their seat and their bag has gone down the aisle somewhere and they have to wait for everyone to get off before going back down the plane to find it.
Check your serial number here:
https://support.apple.com/15-inch-macbook-pro-battery-recall
My MBP is a 2015 bought as an Apple refurb, which the S/N check says is not an affected unit. Not clear how I would convince the Testicle-Squeezing Administration of that, though.
The article suggests that MacBook Pros that have not yet had the battery replaced wouldn't be be allowed on the plane. My MacBook had the battery replaced early in July. I've called TUI, and they have stated that they *will not* allow my laptop on the plane on my upcoming trip, despite the work being carried out and having documentation from Apple to prove it. I don't know how they would even check, but if it came up, I imagine it would be quite a pain to deal with at the airport.
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