The above headline is a familiar announcement to all that have taken a trip on an airplane. But what is going on in the cockpit by the pilots may be of interest. Apple’s iPad is making its way into some cockpits. The device won approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to display navigational charts for some charter pilots, according to a story published by Bloomberg’s Sonja Elmquist. The decision covers iPads used by Executive Jet Management, a unit of Warren Buffett’s NetJets, and it paves the way for pilots at other airlines to seek authorization to use the device, reports Elmquist. However, all passengers are required to have their cell phones and internet devices off during flight. Reason being is that those devices can cause interference with the airplane's controls. So may that change in the near future as well? It was surely make a lot of passengers happy.
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