Bits Blog: F.A.A. Approves iPads in Cockpits, but Not for Passengers

Bits Blog: F.A.A. Approves iPads in Cockpits, but Not for Passengers: On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said that pilots on American Airlines flights would be officially allowed to use iPads instead of paper flight manuals in the cockpit, just a few feet from the most critical aviation equipment on a plane, even during takeoff and landing. You, back in Seat 32B: turn off that Kindle.