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Panel Votes To Ease Limits on Passenger Electronics

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Key Takeaways:

  • An FAA technical advisory panel has recommended lifting the ban on personal electronic device (PED) use during airline takeoff and landing.
  • If adopted, passengers would be permitted to use most PEDs below 10,000 feet, but devices must be in airplane mode with Wi-Fi connections turned off.
  • Activities such as transmitting data, surfing the Web, or making calls would continue to be prohibited.
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A technical advisory panel formed by the FAA earlier this year has recommended lifting the ban on the use of airline passenger’s personal electronic devices during takeoff and landing — with certain restrictions still in place.

In a vote that could ease limits on smartphone and laptop use as early as next year, the 28-member advisory committee endorsed changes last week and sent them Monday to the FAA, which will now consider easing prohibitions on the use of personal electronics.

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