Tag Archives: electronics in flight

The Association of Flight Attendants launched a lawsuit after the FAA allowed electronics on take off and landing.  The lawsuit was dismissed since the FAA has authority to change these types of rules. From SlashGear: The group claimed that passengers were no longer paying attention to the highlight of their …

Back before electronics were allowed during take off and landing, there were a lot of jokes about the damage an iPad or Kindle could do for your flight. (Language warning) But iPads delayed or sent planes back to the gate after the software pilots use crashed. According to re/code: Pilots …

Just a quick note that the Kindle DX is discounted down to $169 from $239 through tomorrow. I apologize for the brevity. I’m on an iPad on a plane and my laptop kicked the bucket! (If anyone sees any good deals on laptops…) Also, I cannot figure out urls in …

JetBlue and Delta raced to be the first to allow electronics below 10,000 feet (I believe JetBlue won).  United and American were close behind.  And US Airways… I wasn’t sure what was going on there and was worried they wouldn’t switch over in enough time for my flight next week. …

Just a note that for Today Only, Amazon is giving 15% off all Kindle Products with promo code ThnksFAA in honor of the recent changes the FAA made to the electronics rules.   I’m an iPad tablet user, but I also use the regular Kindle frequently.  I don’t want to leave …

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided that Portable Electronic Devices may be used in Airplane Mode at all stages in flight.  They have noted that you should still listen to crew member instructions–so if they ask you to shut down, you should shut down. According to the FAA’s press release: …

Hat Tip to Kids Prefer Cheese for this video on why you can’t use your electronics on planes. Warning: Extremely strong language at the end out of no where.   I wonder if you would have this same problem on United Airlines, since they’ve eschewed black magic.