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From: tad@cel.co.uk (Tom Drynda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Using Toshiba portables on airlines - the list.
Keywords: airline laptop list
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Date: 20 Dec 90 17:18:01 GMT
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According to Toshiba's "In Touch" Magazine, Issue 1, the list of 
airlines and whether they allow you to use your portable in the 
cabin is as follows :

  Aer Lingus		Yes
  Air Europe		Yes
  Air France		No - because of the sensitivity 
			     of the engineering system.
  Air New Zealand	At discretion of crew.
  Alitalia		No
  American Airlines	Yes
  Austrian Airlines	No
  British Airways	Yes
  Canadian Airlines	Yes
  El Al Israel Air	No
  Gardua Indonesia	Yes
  Iberia		At discretion of crew.
  Japan Air Lines	Yes
  KLM			No
  Lufthansa		At discretion of crew.
  North West Air	No
  Pan Am		Yes
  Quantas		Yes
  Sabena		Yes (LCD Display only)
  Scandinavian Air	Yes
  Swissair		Yes
  Tap Air Portugal	No
  TWA			Yes
  Varig			No
  Yugoslav Airlines	Yes
  United Airlines	Yes

Hope you find this information useful.

	Tom

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