Scanner on Commercial Airliner?

[N_Jay]

This is not posted to start a discussion.
It is posted to provide some information.
Mods; Feel free to move it to the Wasteland or lock it at your discretion.

There was a recent discussion in the Utah forum on this topic. That thread played out its typical course and ended up locked. (As predicted).

However, one member decided to continue the discussion in PM.

He provided the name of one airline, ASA, that he believed had specifically allowed scanners at some point in the past.
I emailed their customer support, and received this answer back from Delta.
ASA is now owned by Delta. From 1984 to 1999 they were a Delta Connection airline.
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From: Delta OnlineSupport [Delta.OnlineSupport@delta.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:55 AM
To: *********************
Subject: Re: Onboard_Aircraft - Current and Future (KMM24694051I*****KM)

Dear Mr. ******,

Thank you for your e-mail to Delta Air Lines.

The following devices may not be used on the aircraft at any time:

- Commercial two-way transmitters such as walkie-talkies, amateur transmitters, or ham radios.
- Citizens Band (CB) transmitters
- 49 megahertz (MHZ) transmitters
- Devices designed to radiate Radio Frequency (RF) energy on specific frequencies.
- VHF Scanner Receivers
- Peripheral devices for computers, or games connected by cables (such as printers and external drives)
Exception: A Computer external mouse may be used above 10,000 feet.
AM/FM radios, satellite radios, portable television sets, remote control toys

To ensure that your comments are properly handled, please contact the
Transportation Security Administration directly at:

Transportation Security Administration
601 S. 12th Street
Arlington, VA. 22202-4220

E-mail: TSA-ContactCenter@dhs.gov
Phone: 866-289-9673

Again, thank you for writing. We appreciate your selection of Delta and will always welcome the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,

Shane Conner
Online Customer Support Desk
Delta Air Lines - Airline Tickets and Airfare to Worldwide Destinations
-----------------------------------------------------------

 

[fineshot1]

Should make a sticky out of this one. Thanks N-Jay

 

[rfradioconsult]

Delta's response did not include cell phones in the prohibited list.

 

[ecps92]

You can add this link for SouthWest Airlines
http://www.spiritmag.com/flightservices/flight-services.pdf

This is not posted to start a discussion.
It is posted to provide some information.
Mods; Feel free to move it to the Wasteland or lock it at your discretion.

There was a recent discussion in the Utah forum on this topic. That thread played out its typical course and ended up locked. (As predicted).

However, one member decided to continue the discussion in PM.

He provided the name of one airline, ASA, that he believed had specifically allowed scanners at some point in the past.
I emailed their customer support, and received this answer back from Delta.
ASA is now owned by Delta. From 1984 to 1999 they were a Delta Connection airline.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Delta OnlineSupport [Delta.OnlineSupport@delta.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:55 AM
To: *********************
Subject: Re: Onboard_Aircraft - Current and Future (KMM24694051I*****KM)

Dear Mr. ******,

Thank you for your e-mail to Delta Air Lines.

The following devices may not be used on the aircraft at any time:

- Commercial two-way transmitters such as walkie-talkies, amateur transmitters, or ham radios.
- Citizens Band (CB) transmitters
- 49 megahertz (MHZ) transmitters
- Devices designed to radiate Radio Frequency (RF) energy on specific frequencies.
- VHF Scanner Receivers
- Peripheral devices for computers, or games connected by cables (such as printers and external drives)
Exception: A Computer external mouse may be used above 10,000 feet.
AM/FM radios, satellite radios, portable television sets, remote control toys

To ensure that your comments are properly handled, please contact the
Transportation Security Administration directly at:

Transportation Security Administration
601 S. 12th Street
Arlington, VA. 22202-4220

E-mail: TSA-ContactCenter@dhs.gov
Phone: 866-289-9673

Again, thank you for writing. We appreciate your selection of Delta and will always welcome the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,

Shane Conner
Online Customer Support Desk
Delta Air Lines - Airline Tickets and Airfare to Worldwide Destinations
-----------------------------------------------------------

 

[SCANdal]

Certainly in need of clarification...

Delta's response did not include cell phones in the prohibited list.

Perhaps wireless telephones are covered under this provision?

- Devices designed to radiate Radio Frequency (RF) energy on specific frequencies.

 

[N_Jay]

Delta's response did not include cell phones in the prohibited list.

Cellphones are not on the "anytime" list, since they are allowed when at the gate.

 

[N_Jay]

Perhaps wireless telephones are covered under this provision?

And more proof the rules are written (or at least "worded") by people who do not understand the whole situation.

Yet, they are still the RULES.

 

[DocDaddy]

Last August I flew from Missouri to Florida and back. I had one carry on - my laptop. Also inside my laptop carrying case was my BC246T. After takeoff, I took the scanner out of the laptop case, turned it on and used an ear bud. No problems at all. Scanning was good.

 

[N_Jay]

Last August I flew from Missouri to Florida and back. I had one carry on - my laptop. Also inside my laptop carrying case was my BC246T. After takeoff, I took the scanner out of the laptop case, turned it on and used an ear bud. No problems at all. Scanning was good.

Last week, I drove 80 MPH on I-80, therefore there is no speed limit!:roll::roll:

(Now would be a good time to move this to the Wasteland or lock it!)

 

[SCANdal]

FaFa!

And more proof the rules are written (or at least "worded") by people who do not understand the whole situation.

Yet, they are still the RULES.

N,

And this would be a typical example of just that:

- Commercial two-way transmitters such as walkie-talkies, amateur transmitters, or ham radios.

SCANdal

 

[elk2370bruce]

This is not posted to start a discussion.
It is posted to provide some information.
Mods; Feel free to move it to the Wasteland or lock it at your discretion.

There was a recent discussion in the Utah forum on this topic. That thread played out its typical course and ended up locked. (As predicted).

However, one member decided to continue the discussion in PM.

He provided the name of one airline, ASA, that he believed had specifically allowed scanners at some point in the past.
I emailed their customer support, and received this answer back from Delta.
ASA is now owned by Delta. From 1984 to 1999 they were a Delta Connection airline.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Delta OnlineSupport [Delta.OnlineSupport@delta.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 12:55 AM
To: *********************
Subject: Re: Onboard_Aircraft - Current and Future (KMM24694051I*****KM)

Dear Mr. ******,

Thank you for your e-mail to Delta Air Lines.

The following devices may not be used on the aircraft at any time:

- Commercial two-way transmitters such as walkie-talkies, amateur transmitters, or ham radios.
- Citizens Band (CB) transmitters
- 49 megahertz (MHZ) transmitters
- Devices designed to radiate Radio Frequency (RF) energy on specific frequencies.
- VHF Scanner Receivers
- Peripheral devices for computers, or games connected by cables (such as printers and external drives)
Exception: A Computer external mouse may be used above 10,000 feet.
AM/FM radios, satellite radios, portable television sets, remote control toys

To ensure that your comments are properly handled, please contact the
Transportation Security Administration directly at:

Transportation Security Administration
601 S. 12th Street
Arlington, VA. 22202-4220

E-mail: TSA-ContactCenter@dhs.gov
Phone: 866-289-9673

Again, thank you for writing. We appreciate your selection of Delta and will always welcome the opportunity to be of service.

Sincerely,

Shane Conner
Online Customer Support Desk
Delta Air Lines - Airline Tickets and Airfare to Worldwide Destinations
-----------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for posting this. I hope it will become a sticky here and in the Wasteland. This topic keeps coming back to haunt us like an untreated STD.

 

[chrismol1]

Last week, I drove 80 MPH on I-80, therefore there is no speed limit!:roll::roll:

(Now would be a good time to move this to the Wasteland or lock it!)

at least his post pertained to having a scanner on an airplane

 

[N_Jay]

at least his post pertained to having a scanner on an airplane

Sorry if you misunderstood the analogy.

 

[loumaag]

Last August I flew from Missouri to Florida and back. I had one carry on - my laptop. Also inside my laptop carrying case was my BC246T. After takeoff, I took the scanner out of the laptop case, turned it on and used an ear bud. No problems at all. Scanning was good.

Thus providing proof that DocDaddy is a criminal.

Last week, I drove 80 MPH on I-80, therefore there is no speed limit!:roll::roll:

(Now would be a good time to move this to the Wasteland or lock it!)

And

at least his post pertained to having a scanner on an airplane

I will indeed lock it and also set it as a sticky. I think, chrismoll, you should consider reading more carefully in the future; although N_Jay's comment indeed did not directly deal with a scanner, it was an example of how a crime is a crime, doesn't matter what level of crime or if you consider it a crime.