European budget carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air have become the latest airlines to relax restrictions on the use of personal electronic devices (PED) on takeoff and landing.

Honeywell and Inmarsat announced they have finalized the critical design review of GX Aviation, a key milestone in the journey to bring high-speed inflight Wi-Fi to flights around the world.

Russia’s Transaero Airline will offer inflight Internet on eight Boeing 737-700s and -800s in the coming months.

TAP Portugal has become the latest European carrier to relax restrictions on the use of personal electronic devices (PED) on takeoff and landing.

British Airways (BA) says it is the first carrier in Europe to allow passengers to use their personal electronic devices (PED) throughout all flight phases.

US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx reasserted the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) regulatory role regarding inflight cell phone calls just as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially started consideration of a proposal to allow cellular voice calls aboard US commercial flights.

Over the next week, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to issue guidance to airlines detailing how to apply for gate-to-gate use of personal electronic devices (PEDs).

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has followed the US lead and approved the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) in non-transmitting mode through all stages of flight, including taxi, take-off and landing.