U.K. Studies Cell Phone Threat

Edited by David Rimmer July 01, 2000
Portable telephones generate transmissions that directly interfere with multiple aircraft systems, according to a recent study by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Tests conducted in February aboard a British Airways Boeing 737-200 and a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-200 at London's Gatwick...

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