Tag: FAA
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Apple flying drones to improve Apple Maps data and beat Google
Apple Inc. plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service…
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Pilot and his wife use their iPads to crash-land airplane after navigation systems fail
fter their electrical systems went out, the husband and wife used their Apple iPads…
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U.S. FAA deciding if planesharing apps are legal
The Federal Aviation Administration is formally deliberating….
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European safety watchdog: Apple iPhone, iPad safe to use in-flight
Using an iPhone or iPad at take-off won’t cause your plane to crash…
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Yapping seatmates a hurdle in FCC plan for inflight cellphone calls
U.S. telecommunications regulators are poised to follow aviation officials…
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U.S. FCC to propose allowing cellphone use on airplanes
The Federal Communications Commission will propose allowing passengers…
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New U.S. FAA rules to allow wider use of iPads, iPhones in flight (except for phone calls)
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration…
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FAA recommends allowing more iPad use in flight
The days of keeping the iPad or Kindle off while a commercial flight is under 10,000 feet…
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JetBlue latest airline to replace bulky paper manuals with Apple iPad-based Electronic Flight Bags
JetBlue Airways has received Federal Aviation Administration approval…
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U.S. FAA to finally relax rules for gadgets in flight
Airline passengers irritated at having to turn off their devices…
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Turning off iPhone critical to pilots citing interference
Public figures from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill to actor Alec Baldwin…
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F.A.A. hopes to relax rules on fliers’ use of iPads, other electronic devices during takeoff and landing by year end
If you’re sitting on a plane at the gate…
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Senate Democrat proposes bill to allow iPad, iPod use from takeoff to landing
Frustrated with the slow process at the FAA, Sen. Claire McCaskill said Thursday…
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FAA to study use of iPads, iPhone on airplanes during entire flight
It’s going to be a while before airline passengers can use iPads and other electronic devices…
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FAA approves iPads in the cockpit; American Airlines to start Friday
In June the Allied Pilots Association noted that American Airlines (AA) conducted the first tests of iPads…
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Sprint strikes 15-year network deal with Falcone’s LightSquared
Billionaire Philip Falcone’s LightSquared Inc. struck a 15-year deal with Sprint…
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Mission-critical Apple iPads in cockpits may hasten end of era for paper charts
Apple Inc.’s iPad won approval from U.S. regulators to display navigational charts…
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FAA authorizes use of Jeppesen app on iPad to replace paper aeronautical charts
Jeppesen today announced that Executive Jet Management has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration…
