Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation. DOT must exempt from the prohibition: (1) members of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationTelephone and wireless communication
A bill to prohibit cell phone voice communications during passenger flights.
USA115th CongressS-1450| Senate
| Updated: 6/28/2017
Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation. DOT must exempt from the prohibition: (1) members of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.