Originally Posted by chicagorich
Have there been studies done to show that the emi associated with WiFi, cell phones, etc is not a problem onboard airliners now?
Actually there have been studies shown that they were never a safety problem in the first place. Search on flyertalk for several threads on this subject. Or you can fly Lufthansa from Munich to LAX for instance and try WiFi yourself. AA recently had a test flight with normal cell phones using a pico-cell on the plane which beamed up to a satellite.