Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 10:07
in Mathematics & Economics
(AP) -- Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
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