The FAA is implementing new restrictions, effective in two months, to prohibit airline pilots from using personal electronic devices on the flight deck.
These rules aim to strengthen existing sterile cockpit requirements and prevent pilot distraction, prompted by past incidents where device use caused safety issues.
This new regulation for pilots contrasts with the FAA's general trend of loosening electronic device restrictions for airline passengers.
As pilots increasingly rely on electronic devices as vital tools in the cockpit, the FAA announced this week that it will be adding new restrictions prohibiting the personal use of electronic devices on airline flight decks.
The rules, which cover the use of cell phones, laptops and any other personal electronic devices, are slated to go into effect in two months.
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