Being mobile in air still a distant call

New Delhi: Speaking over your mobile phone while flying might still remain a distant dream as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) does not seem to be in favour of implementing of the technology onboard immediately.
The idea of using mobile phones onboard an aircraft has been there, but the technology is not in use extensively as the radio signals emitted by the cell-phones interfere with avionics and radio navigation.Safety information from the DGCA air safety guidelines shows that “use of mobile telephones inside an aircraft cabin had caused erratic performance of aircraft airborne equipment leading to serious safety hazards”.
Air to ground communications major Arinc Inc. had recently tied up with its regional partner Bird Group to launch the inflight mobile service in India.
The European Commission has already given its approval for inflight use of personal wireless gadgets.
20/06/06 Atreyee Dev Roy/Financial Express

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