The FAA has announced on Thursday that it will now allow airline passengers to use their electronic devices throughout an entire flight or "gate to gate" as it is called; passengers will be able to work, read, watch movies or listen to music, but will not be allowed to make phone calls from their handsets. The ruling will go into affect for certain aircraft that meet the FAA criteria for protecting a plane's navigational equipment from interference...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/FAA-allows-cellphones-and-tablets-to-be-used-gate-to-gate_id48923
