FAA to study allowing more electronic device use during flight

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Flight attendants may one day not have to ask airline passengers to turn off all their portable electronic devices after the cabin doors are closed on airplanes, depending on the outcome of a new Federal Aviation Administration study.

The FAA said that it was launching a study group to review its policies regarding electronic devices, which have been criticized by airline passengers in recent years as they reluctantly unplug in an increasingly plugged-in society. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that federal regulators who have issued the requirement for many years understand the increasingly important role electronic devices play in modern life. Cellphone users should not completely rejoice, however. The FAA said its study would not include consideration of allowing "voice communications" during flights.


FAA to study allowing more electronic device use during flight