#battery replacement program

Flight Restrictions of Apple’s MacBook Pro are spreading

Apple’s 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models

Matthew Humphries for PC Magazine:

Apple’s voluntary recall of 15-inch MacBook Pros due to faulty batteries resulted in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ban earlier this month. Now the flight restrictions imposed on Apple’s laptops are spreading to an increasing number of airlines.

MacBook owners need to start checking with an airline if they…

More airlines ban Apple MacBook Pros in checked luggage

Apple’s 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models

Following a ban of ALL Apple MacBooks in checked luggage by Virgin Australia, more airlines are now banning Apple MacBook Pros in checked luggage.

Angus Whitley for Bloomberg:

Restrictions on MacBook Pro laptops on flights spread, with Qantas Airways Ltd. barring some models from checked-in luggage on concern that batteries could catch fire.

All 15-inch…

Virgin Australia bans ALL MacBooks from checked-in baggage

Apple’s 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro models

No Apple MacBooks are permitted in checked in baggage on Virgin Australia flights until further notice. ALL Apple MacBooks must be placed in carry-on baggage only.

Mac Prices Australia:

Virgin Australia has updated its baggage policy with an important message that confirms all Apple MacBooks in checked-in baggage. But they will allow them on flights if…

U.S. FAA bans certain MacBook Pro models with recalled batteries on flights

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain MacBook Pro notebooks — MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) — with recalled batteries on flights after Apple recently said that some units had batteries that posed a fire risk, Mark Gurman and Alan Levin report for Bloomberg:

In a statement, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it was…

Apple launches 13-inch MacBook Pro (non-Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program

Apple has determined that, in a limited number of 13-inch MacBook Pro (non-Touch Bar) units, a component may fail causing the built-in battery to expand.

This is not a safety issue and Apple will replace eligible batteries, free of charge.

Affected units were manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017 and eligibility is determined by the product serial number.

Your 13-inch…

Apple has launched Free Battery Replacement Program for iPhone 6s

Apple launched “Battery Replacement Program” for faulty battery problems, which leads to unknown shutdown problems on iPhone 6S, it was officially announced on Apple Website, you can read it here According to Apple, the random shutdown problem touched “very small number” iPhone 6s, and if specifically, issued in September and October 2015 models. Complaints independent shutdown devices, even when…