Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a study of portable electronic devices (PEDs) today. Finally, it looks like passengers may get some relief from the "turn off all electronic devices" instructions once the airplane door closes or during landing.

Splitting up his family wouldn’t normally be a problem, said Madrid, an account manager for a health products company in Minneapolis, except that his wife, who was still nursing the baby, needed a little help. Couldn’t Delta just seat them together? “This is so irritating,” he said. Surprise! All airlines don't have policies about how to deal with nursing mothers.