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First Cellphone Use On Airplane Given OK

Posted by Zonk on from the last-bastion-of-quiet-removed dept.

s31523 writes "With over 1 billion cell phone users worldwide, and with so many business travelers, using the cell phone on the airplane has been a recent hot topic. Emirate airlines is announcing they will give the OK for cell phone use on their planes, making them the first airline to do so. The FCC and FAA still ban the use, but are working to determine safety implications, if any."

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  1. Re:Anybody Try to use one on a plane? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    And the planes still managed to find their way to their destinations/target. Didn't seem to interfere with the navigation systems.
    And some of the hijackers have managed to stay alive and on the other side of the globe than the US.