WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung washing machine devices from air transportation in the United States. Individuals who own or possess a Samsung washing machine device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States. This prohibition includes all Samsung washing machine devices. The washing machines also cannot be shipped as air cargo. The ban will be effective on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at noon ET.