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FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung smartphone

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire. The Federal Aviation Administration also warned passengers not to put the Galaxy Note 7 phones in their checked bags, citing "recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung" about the devices. It is extremely unusual for the FAA to warn… (bigstory.ap.org) Plus d'info...

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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 1
somebody will... it will smoke.... hope it ends well...
margeauxk
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FAA: Don't Use Samsung Phone on Planes

The Federal Aviation Administration has taken what the AP calls the "extraordinary step" of warning passengers not to use Samsung's new smartphone in the air.

http://www.newser.com/story/230856/faa-dont-use-samsung-phone-on-planes.html

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babyracer
babyracer 1
So if you are sitting in the back seat of a moving car you are now a driver? Wow, what an amazing age we live in.

Have you ever worked in the airline industry? Doubtful, but here's something you should know - WE call those people that have paid to be flown form one port to another 'passengers". I know, shocking isn't it?

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