On 9th December the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidance which expands to all phases of flight the possibility to use personal electronic devices (PED) such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and MP3 players. The devices will have to remain in ‘Flight Mode’ or ‘Airplane Mode’ and transmitting capabilities will have to be disabled.


It will be to the discretion of each airline to use this guidance and change its policy. In this case, the airline will have to inform the aviation authority of the country in which it is registered.