Easy in-flight digital device usage is coming, but could take a while
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The committee will have recommendations ready by September, and then it is up to FAA, which may take a while to decide, post-tests. We would be surprised if there is any practical decision in 2014.
A panel advising U.S. aviation regulators will describe a path to allow broader in-flight use of devices including Apple Inc. iPhones and Amazon.com Inc. Kindles without recommending current restrictions be lifted, according to three people familiar with its work.
The Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee’s recommendations aren’t yet final and must be approved by the FAA. The agency must consider whether electronic signals interfere with a plane’s systems and how to address safety issues associated with having scores of metal devices loose during a crash landing, said the people
