American Airlines eliminating in-seat screens on new jets

[Kathandira]

All I need is my DS and I can be entertained for hours. They can remove the screens and it would make little to no difference to me.

[willtron]

How is any of this a problem?

Delta already has a similar system. Their planes that don't have seat-back screens have Wi-Fi you can connect to with your smart device and allow you to stream - for free - any of the TV or movie content they would have available in jets with screens.

It makes a ton of sense from a business perspective. It cuts costs on screens that 1) add weight to a jet, increasing the cost for fuel, 2) have an up-front cost that can be avoided entirely, 3) have overhead associated with their repair and maintenance.

Why do all of that when you can install a much smaller and less expensive WiFi system that allows people to use their own devices - which everyone has these days - to watch what they want?

This is a zero issue.

It's an issue for people who don't think about alternatives.

[Dieselol]

Seeing as the boxes that power those screens take away a lot of the already VERY limited legspace in Economy I see this as a good think, as long as there is a Power supply in the seat I see this a a very smart move and Believe United have already done this on some machines as well.

[Krigaren]

1. That would not be legal

Amazon On-Deck and Netflix on the Go say hello.

[Tennis]

fly alaska/virgin instead.

They don't have the same routes as AA/ United

[ItachiZaku]

Lol so your entire judgement is based on interacting with one attendant. Way to see the big picture...

I can't, they are removing the screens.

[Tennis]

I would and I would 3D paint it too. Suck it AA.

Btw Tennisace, why do you put smileys into your titles?

To differentiate myself from the crowd and add emphasis.

[poser765]

I can entertain myself with a phone or laptop...but the saddest thing about this is now you cant see the map of where you are in the world. I liked watching that.

I only fly between Toronto and Washington mainly for work which is less then two hours so I'll survive I guess.

Generally you can hook into the on board wifi and get a readout of flight information...time remaining, gate, world map. Even if you don't want to actually pay for it, this is still available on the gogo landing page.

[Ealyssa]

AA is a shit airline. Lufthansa serves all my international needs and I don't travel domestic enough to care.

Always using star alliance too. Lufthansa/Swiss is the way to go.

[Deleted]

I have flown 4x, none had TVs

[Molis]

AA is just fixing an issue that smart airlines like SouthWest never started.

SouthWest is BYOD. They have tons of free entertainment that can get you through a flight. Sure you watch a sponsors commercial, but who gives a fuck.
If you want to pay for premium entertainment they have that too

[zEmini]

AA is one of the worst airlines in the country, right behind United.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

AA is a shit airline. Lufthansa serves all my international needs and I don't travel domestic enough to care.

Same, I only ever fly Lufthansa or British Airways.

[Tennis]

I have flown 4x, none had TVs

Obviously there wouldn't be tvs if you're flying some no frills airline like Easyjet or Ryanair.

[Deleted]

Obviously there wouldn't be tvs if you're flying some no frills airline like Easyjet or Ryanair.

I'm flying within Europe I don't need TV for a 2hr-3hr flight

[Tennis]

I'm flying within Europe I don't need TV for a 2hr-3hr flight

Well the U.S. is a large place and these flights can be 5 hours. Not everyone is flying for 2 hours.

[Mad_Murdock]

I'm personally glad. I've flown enough with the touch screens in the back of the seats that there are few things I hate more. Why? Because apparently people have no self awareness to figure out that if you are banging on that screen with your fingers, you are jarring the person in front of you. And most of those screens lost their sensitivity and some guys just jam on it has hard as possible changing the channels or whatever they are doing every 10 secs. I hated being that guy who has to turn around has ask they not beat on the screen so hard.

Though that's mostly been replaced with people who want to watch movies on their phones\tablets with no headphones in.

[Darsithis]

Makes a lot of sense. Between my 256gb iPhone 7 and my 256gb iPad Pro, it's not like I lack for devices to watch. If 90% of people on their flights all bring their own devices...why waste money and resources embedding them into the backs of seats next to no one is going to use?

[Rudkobing]

Cheap airline is cheap....

[Tennis]

I'm personally glad. I've flown enough with the touch screens in the back of the seats that there are few things I hate more. Why? Because apparently people have no self awareness to figure out that if you are banging on that screen with your fingers, you are jarring the person in front of you. And most of those screens lost their sensitivity and some guys just jam on it has hard as possible changing the channels or whatever they are doing every 10 secs. I hated being that guy who has to turn around has ask they not beat on the screen so hard.

Though that's mostly been replaced with people who want to watch movies on their phones\tablets with no headphones in.

Really?

Think about it. You're on a flight for several hours. Which do you prefer?

This cabin?



Or this one?