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FAA to Allow Airlines to Expand Use of Personal Electronics
The U.S. Department of Transportation\’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA has determined that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance. (www.faa.gov) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Dear Friends of FightAware,
Today, in India we are celebrating DIWALI, the festival of lights. A day to rejoice.
Primarily a Hindu festival but celebrated by all .
A day when we Hindus invoke Laxmi the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity to pray and seek Her blessings for all year round happiness for self and all.
Like Christmas the houses are decorated with lights , inside as well as outside.
May be some of you get to see some of it in various parts of the world where ever persons of Indian/Hindu origin live.
So, HAPPY DIWALI to you and your family members.
Today, in India we are celebrating DIWALI, the festival of lights. A day to rejoice.
Primarily a Hindu festival but celebrated by all .
A day when we Hindus invoke Laxmi the Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity to pray and seek Her blessings for all year round happiness for self and all.
Like Christmas the houses are decorated with lights , inside as well as outside.
May be some of you get to see some of it in various parts of the world where ever persons of Indian/Hindu origin live.
So, HAPPY DIWALI to you and your family members.
What about the use of a Bluetooth device with a smartphone, not to make a cell call, but to listen to music, for example ?
From what I have read, if the carrier provides Wi-Fi service during the flight, you can use short range Bluetooth accessories. Laptops will have to be stowed for take-off and landing.
I imagine it will be allowed as will Wifi from gate to gate though they likely won't allow laptops to be on tray tables.
Should be pretty easy to equip the cabin crew with handheld detectors that would be simple to operate and pinpoint any PED not in airplane mode. That would cover existing aircraft. Later on a detection system could easily be designed and installed in the overhead that would "flag" any seat that had such transmissions coming from it. I'm surprised such devices are not already in use.
http://www.avionics-intelligence.com/articles/2013/10/faa-peds.html
"The FAA is immediately giving airlines a clear path to safely expand PED use by passengers, and the Administrator will evaluate the rest of the ARC’s longer-term recommendations and respond at a later date. "