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In-flight movie screen is going extinct

Airlines view entertainment on shorter flights as best delivered wirelessly

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Planting a screen in each seat on an airplane adds weight, which burns additional fuel, which costs more money

Justin Bachman
Book a domestic flight on any of the Big Three US airlines, and you won’t be sure whether the seat in front of you has a screen. Some do, while most don’t. Eventually maybe none will.
 
The proliferation of iPhones, iPads and Android devices, in tandem with increasingly reliable in-flight Wi-Fi, has led to a profound shift by many airlines, which now view entertainment on shorter flights as best delivered wirelessly, without the expense or hassles posed by screens.
 
As with most things on an airplane, the determining factor is poundage. Planting a screen in each seat adds