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FAA to allow tablets during takeoff and landing
According to The New York Times, the FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, may be moving to allow the use of electronic reading devices during takeoff and landing. The administration may be set to relax the rules within the year for devices such as tablets and e-readers, allowing them to be switched into airplane mode rather than powered off; however the new rules would not cover cellphones.
The New York Times reports that the administration is also examining what the term “airplane mode” should mean, how to create rules that will apply to devices not yet on the market, and how to avoid requiring flight attendants to police passengers’ device usage. Pending legislation from Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) may reach the same end should the FAA choose not to relax its rules on the use of in-flight electronics. McCaskill expressed her frustration over the FAA’s rules:
A flying copy of War and Peace is more dangerous than a Kindle.
2013-03-27 10:18:04
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