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Great question, actually.

Right now these devices are prohibited. But if an airline wanted to spend a ton of money, they could certify with the FAA that, say, the Kindle 2 is safe to use. But they'd have to go through the whole process again when the next version comes out.

After going through that effort, any other airline can then piggyback on the certification work that the first airline did, eliminating any competitive advantage they might have in touting the airline as being "Kindle friendly."

Airlines just aren't willing to do that. Maybe an aircraft manufacturer could pull it off, and extend the list of permissible devices with the FAA.

There's a good study done on the subject if you really want to understand what can be done to eliminate some of the interference concerns.

PDF Link to study: http://andreconsulting.com/Walen_Presentation.pdf

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