The Federal Aviation Administration’s investigation into whether airline passengers can be allowed to use tablets, eBook readers and laptops throughout a flight is apparently looking hopeful, as The New York Times cited an insider saying approval would likely be granted this year.
This will doubtless come as a relief to Alec Baldwin, who was once kicked off an AA flight for refusing to switch off his iPad.
The iPad was approved for flight-deck use in 2011, with cabin crew also permitted to use them throughout a flight for service information, so it’s looking like a done deal (just one done at the speed of the bureaucratic machine).
