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Nov 3, 2009 5:41 am US/Central

Lawmakers Seek Ban On Laptops In Cockpits

WASHINGTON (AP) ― On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are moving to prohibit the use of computer laptops in airline cockpits.

The idea is to prevent another incident like the one in which a Northwest Airlines plane overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.

Sen. Byron Dorgan, the chairman of the aviation subcommittee, says his staff is working on a bill that he expects to introduce in about a week.

Dorgan says the incident proves this sort of thing can happen and there ought to be a more clear understanding by everyone in the cockpit that they need to take it seriously.

Several other senators are expressing their support.

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