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Salgueiros · 10-02-2014, 03:07 PM

For all those that think electronic gadgets cannot interfere with avionics...

Airlines ordered to replace 1,300 Boeing cockpit displays over Wi-Fi interference

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...html?track=rss

" The FAA said the display units were susceptible to interference from Wi-Fi frequencies. Independent tests conducted by the agency and Boeing showed blanking on the screens when Wi-Fi devices were used near them.

The displays also are susceptible to transmissions from mobile phones, weather radar and mobile satellite communications, the FAA said."

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Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	For all those that think electronic gadgets cannot interfere with avionics... Airlines ordered to replace 1,300 Boeing cockpit displays over Wi-Fi interference http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...html?track=rss " The FAA said the display units were susceptible to interference from Wi-Fi frequencies. Independent tests conducted by the agency and Boeing showed blanking on the screens when Wi-Fi devices were used near them. The displays also are susceptible to transmissions from mobile phones, weather radar and mobile satellite communications, the FAA said."