From lighter navigation equipment to better connectivity, technology is making commercial flight easier and more attractive. At the same time, it's also enabling potentially troubling security changes on the ground. We chart the implementation of gadgets, apps, and new research in air travel.
Apr 29, 2015, 2:47 AM UTCSam Byford, Elizabeth Lopatto and 1 more
iPad app issue grounds 'a few dozen' American Airlines flights
'It's random, but no one's going anywhere til we figure it out.'
May 8, 2014, 1:41 PM UTCAdi Robertson
United Airlines iOS update lets passengers watch TV and movies directly through its app
Apr 8, 2014, 9:00 AM UTCCassandra Khaw
Gogo is bringing peak internet speeds of over 70Mbps to international flights
Feb 12, 2014, 12:54 AM UTCSam Byford
Virgin America announces social network to help you make business contacts in the sky
Feb 12, 2014, 12:02 AM UTCJosh Lowensohn
New FAA rule keeps pilots from using personal electronics in the cockpit
Feb 11, 2014, 2:43 AM UTCJosh Lowensohn
Virgin Atlantic using Google Glass, Sony smartwatches for London passenger check-in
Dec 12, 2013, 9:21 PM UTCAdi Robertson
FCC takes first step towards allowing in-flight cellphone use, calling for public comment
Nov 22, 2013, 11:02 AM UTCTom Warren
Virgin America now lets you use electronics during takeoff and landing
Nov 21, 2013, 1:11 AM UTCSean Hollister
Southwest Airlines now lets you use electronics during takeoff and landing
Nov 8, 2013, 7:05 PM UTCChris Welch
US Airways and Alaska Airlines now allow electronics during all phases of flight
Nov 8, 2013, 2:34 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi now able to handle phone calls and texts in the air
Nov 7, 2013, 12:58 AM UTCBryan Bishop
United becomes the latest airline to let customers use electronic devices gate-to-gate
Nov 5, 2013, 3:21 AM UTCRich McCormick
American Airlines now allows personal electronics use throughout entire flight
Nov 1, 2013, 10:06 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Delta and JetBlue become first airlines to allow electronics during takeoff and landing
Oct 31, 2013, 2:11 PM UTCAdi Robertson
FAA officially approves using electronics during all phases of flight
Delta hopes to have new plan in place as early as tomorrow
Sep 27, 2013, 3:28 AM UTCNathan Ingraham
FAA panel formally recommends loosening in-flight electronics restrictions
Sep 23, 2013, 8:52 PM UTCAdi Robertson
The FAA could loosen its in-flight electronics rules by next year
Jul 26, 2013, 2:43 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Expanded TSA PreCheck program lets you breeze through airport security after an $85 background check
Jul 2, 2013, 7:55 PM UTCCarl Franzen
#Grenades and #travel: the TSA wins Instagram with its feed of confiscated items
Jun 21, 2013, 7:39 AM UTCAmar Toor
FAA ready to ease restrictions on in-flight gadgets, WSJ reports
Panel of experts envision a world with "gate to gate" device use
Apr 21, 2013, 6:41 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Now is your chance to tell the TSA what you think of 'nude' full-body scanners
