The ban has technically been in place ever since Apple issued its recall. There have also reportedly been no reports of one of these MacBook models catching fire just yet on a flight. The exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was recalled in the past as early as 2017 for its exploding batteries. The recall also applies to a number of variations of this model made from September 2015 to February 2017. The FAA statement also follows a "voluntary" recall for the devices that Apple reportedly issued in June which followed the discovery that the batteries were actually a fire risk due to them being prone to overheating. Apple had also attracted similar attention after Bloomberg reportedly quoted a statement that came from the United States Federal Aviation Administration that confirmed that the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pros that had defective batteries were banned from US flights. Samsung has suffered some backlash over the Galaxy Note 7 being banned from US flights once the device exploded on a Southwest Airlines flight, according to PCWorld. For those that own 2015 MacBook Pros or aren't sure of the model, there's a simple way to check. The FAA is now banning a specific 2015 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro that reportedly had defective batteries on US flights.
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