Just like smoking on planes and people dressing smartly for their flights, “airplane mode” has been consigned to aviation ...

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You then secure the gadgets you brought with you and make sure you switch them to airplane mode prior to take off when applicable. Frequent fliers may already have a basic understanding on how ...

On every flight, you're instructed to turn your phone on airplane mode prior to take-off. Alarmists allege leaving smartphones on could cause planes to fall from the sky, but pilots have debunked ...

In either case, boarding a plane in the US means being greeted with the familiar instruction to turn portable electronic devices onto airplane mode or turn them off entirely. The reason for this ...

The pilot detailed how avoiding the use of airplane mode has the potential of interfering with the pilot's headsets Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...