"This is a major step in the process of expanding the freedom to use personal electronic devices on-board aircraft without compromise in safety," said Patrick Ky, EASA executive director.
The EASA is the European Aviation Safety Agency.
The changes will apply to aircraft operated by European airlines and are likely to be introduced at the end of the month.
It is a great approach in my opinion. Now I can keep myself occupied while on a long flight. It will be very beneficial to business people who are preparing for meetings, seminars etc and need to use various devices such as tablets, smartphones. I hope this path will attract other countries, especially the Caribbean as it seek to make using technology gadgets much easier to use on flights in the air.
References: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
This is great, finally persons can keep themselves entertained during very long flights. The only thing missing for them is in-flight wifi capability; something American Airlines has already implemented (http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/entertainmentOnDemand.jsp?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=wifi#wi-fi).
ReplyDeleteI Like this, I speaks volumes of what i can now to to keep my self entertained on my way to london or China. But I hope the public understand that these devices must be used in airplane mode and voice and text apps cannot be activated. They should do extensive public education on this. But otherwise its Great move by EASA and the others
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