Electronics Use Limits on Planes Seen Easing at U.S. FAA

Broader in-flight use of electronics including Apple Inc. iPhones and Amazon.com Inc. Kindle readers may be possible, a panel advising U.S. aviation regulators says in a draft report that stops short of calling for ending current restrictions, according to three people familiar with its work.

The Federal Aviation Administration advisory committee’s recommendations still aren’t final and must be approved by the FAA. The agency must consider potential interference from electronic signals and how to deal with safety issues associated with having scores of metal devices loose during a crash landing, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to discuss the committee’s work.