More flying, less yapping

According to this story, American Airlines will change their policies on 8 July to allow broader use of cellphones while an aircraft is on the ground. According to the story, passengers can use their phones until the boarding door is closed (nothing new) and during taxi to the arrival gate. I’m not sure what to think about this. On one hand, it legitimizes what many people already do– fire up the ol’ cellphone as soon as they’re back on terra firma. On the other, it might be useful to be able to check emai lor voicemail first thing after a transcon flight.