After the European Aviation Safety Agency ("EASA") has
announced that it allows electronic devices to remain
"On" and "Connected" throughout the flights on
26 September 2014, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of
Turkey ("DGCA") was expected by Turkish airline companies
to issue a guidance on this issue.
DGCA has finally issued a guideline, as expected, that defines
the rules for use of portable electronic devices on 31 October 2014
and published it on its web-site.
Accordingly, before allowing the use of portable electronic
devices on the plane, the operators should be sure that there is no
impact on the safety of aircraft operation of these devices. The
operator is required to ensure that portable electronic devices do
not have any impact on aircraft 's electronic systems, hardware
and particularly affect the transmission and communications
systems. In evaluation of the conditions for the use of portable
electronic devices, the possibility of different
