
The Aviation Safety Reporting System has recorded several incidents, in which the passengers' devices are accused of causing static radio waves and even malfunctioning the system. In theory, however, they can also distract the pilot or prevent them from receiving important information. So far, there is no evidence that radio signals emitted by electronic devices pose a serious threat to airborne signal transmission. These signals are capable of interfering with the aircraft's radio system as well as the towers on the ground. The initial reason that airplane mode was created was because of all mobile, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS services that transmit and / or receive radio signals at many different frequencies.

There are no airplane mode settings in macOS, so does that mean you don't need to do anything? How to put the MacBook in airplane mode manually? The MacBook is an electronic device, so you might be confused about how to use it while flying.

There is a simple flight mode switch on both Android and iOS. You already know what to do with a smartphone. Every time an aircraft is about to take off, you will hear a warning: 'Your handheld electronic device must be in flight mode until further notice'.
