FAA: Airline Passengers May Use Most Electronic Devices in Flight

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Cell phone use will continue to be banned in flight for calls, but users will be permitted to keep them running in airplane mode.

Airline passengers on U.S. flights will soon be allowed to use most personal electronic devices (PEDs) during any phase of a flight, from taxiing to takeoff, climbing and landing, under expanded new rules announced Oct. 31 by the FAA.

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