You finally don't have to power down your electronics, at least if you fly with Delta or JetBlue. According to CNBC, both airlines are now allowing flyers to use electronics from the departure gate all the way to the arrival gate, without turning them off. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the use of electronics yesterday, though it remains up to independent airlines as...
Did an iPhone actually interfere with an airplane’s navigation during flight? That’s the claim that went out over the Web yesterday, as Bloomberg reported on a small regional airliner whose compasses glitched-out at 9,000 feet. The incident, which occurred in May 2011, led pilots to veer several miles off course. But then a flight attendant took action and convinced a passenger in the...
If you’ve flown anywhere over the past few years, then you’re probably pretty familiar with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rule of shutting off electronic devices while on board a plane. While some airlines limit the duration to take off and landing only, as in-flight Wi-Fi gains popularity, others prohibit any wireless signal of any kind during the flight. Well, this is...