But, in short, “airplane mode is required to mitigate any possible interference to sensitive airplane systems,” explains Ryan C., a commercial airline pilot who asked to remain anonymous.

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That’s why travelers flying in the U.S. can’t expect the FAA (which hasn’t updated its airplane mode rule since 2017) to implement the same technology any time soon.