Avionics
FAA Throws Up Roadblock to Would-be Aero Cellphone Services
AeroMobile, a joint venture of Arinc and Telenor now planning the introduction of cellphone services for the cabin, last month announced that it is taking

AeroMobile, a joint venture of Arinc and Telenor now planning the introduction of cellphone services for the cabin, last month announced that it is taking a “global role” in convincing communications regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Europe to allow the use of personal mobile phones after takeoff. Yet while the Federal Communications Commission and European Communications Committee appear amenable to the idea of lifting the in-flight mobile phone ban, the FAA seems to have other ideas.