More Device Use on U.S. Flights to Be Allowed by End of Year
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Airline passengers will be allowed to use smartphones and devices such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle throughout U.S. flights as soon as the end of this year, with some restrictions, the chief U.S. aviation regulator said.
The Federal Aviation Administration will initially allow gadgets set to so-called airplane mode to be used throughout flights, though heavier devices will have to be stowed during takeoff and landing, agency chief Michael Huerta said today.