FAA Reconsidering Pointless Plane Prohibition

(Jonathan H. Adler)

As I noted here, the Federal Aviation Administration requires airplane passengers to shut off all electronic equipment during takeoff and landing without regard to whether such devices can actually interfere with the plane's instrumentation, which is the ostensible reason for the restriction.  Now the NYT reports the FAA is taking a "fresh look" at the policy, a step that is long overdue.