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WASHINGTON(AFP) \u2013 Apple\u2019s iPad has been cleared for use by American Airlines pilots during takeoff and landing in a move that could make bulky flight bags crammed with manuals and charts a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

American Airlines began testing iPads as \u201celectronic flight bags\u201d last year and a number of other carriers, including United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, have followed suit.<\/p>\n

But pilots were barred from using the touchscreen tablet computers during \u201ccritical phases of flight\u201d \u2013 operations below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) \u2013 pending further evaluation.<\/p>\n

Les Dorr, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, said American Airlines received authorization from the FAA on December 1 to use the iPad in the cockpit during all phases of flight, including takeoff and landing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican Airlines is the first major air carrier to get approval for operational use of the iPad as an electronic flight bag,\u201d Dorr told AFP, adding that the authorization followed an evaluation period of around six months.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring that period they have to show that it doesn\u2019t interfere with crew duties and especially that it does not interfere with the communication and navigation systems of the aircraft,\u201d Dorr said.<\/p>\n

For the moment, use of the iPad during all phases of flight is restricted to American Airlines pilots flying the twin-engine Boeing 777.<\/p>\n

Hank Putek, an American Airlines captain who serves on the safety committee of the Allied Pilots Association, welcomed the FAA move and described the iPad as a \u201creal safety enhancer\u201d on the flight deck.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a significant improvement in situational awareness,\u201d Putek told AFP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to have a backlit screen with a map on it that can be panned and zoomed really significantly increases the safety aspect of taxiing an airliner on the ground,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same goes for when you\u2019re flying an instrument approach in bad weather,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have the approach chart on the iPad and you can zoom and pan and scroll to your exact location in the air while you\u2019re flying the approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putek said replacing the hefty flight bags, which can weigh 35 pounds (15.9 kilograms) or more, with the 1.5 pound (0.7 kg) iPad would help save fuel but the \u201cprimary purpose is to improve safety on the flight deck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Passengers on US airlines are required to turn off electronic devices during takeoff and landing \u2013 a regulation which recently saw actor Alec Baldwin booted off an American Airlines flight for refusing to turn off his cellphone.<\/p>\n

The requirement will not apply to iPads being used in the cockpit because Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity are turned off, eliminating the possibility of interference with aircraft navigation systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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