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Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for now you still can't make calls

  • Written by Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
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Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings with far-flung family and friends. The huge increase in air travelers and ever more full – and oversold – flights have made air travel more trying. But it has gotten...

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