Currently e-books are banned from planes during taxi, take-off and landing. But as New York Times reporter Nick Bilton discovered, the FAA has recently decided to take a "fresh look" at its digital reader policy.
Congress has passed a bill to fund technology upgrades for the Federal Aviation Administration. But some unions say they lose out under the legislation, which also limits union activity.
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a hearing today about the safety of daredevil events — specifically, events like the air show in Reno, Nevada last September in which a crash killed 11 people and injured 70.
