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Now there is one more place where cameras could start watching you — from 30,000 feet.
The first in-flight film screened during the 1921 Pageant of Progress Exposition in Chicago [1] Movie screening in a DC-8 of SAS, 1968. The first in-flight movie was screened by Aeromarine Airways in 1921, showing a film called Howdy Chicago to passengers on a Felixstowe F.5 flying boat as it flew around Chicago. [2]
La Compagnie offers a key perk that Beond doesn't: a seatback screen. La Compagnie, top left, has 15.6-inch seatback screens. Beond, top right and bottom, provides an iPad in lieu of a television.
A slide from the Panasonic media briefing shows that passengers can spend more than 600 minutes per journey interacting with seatback screens, compared to 30 minutes or less on other devices ...
Iberia has configured the economy cabin with 168 seats and no premium economy. Each seat includes a 12-inch Bluetooth-enabled seatback screen, a six-way headrest, up to four inches of recline, and ...
The data is then transmitted to the airplane via an antenna located on the top of the aircraft. An onboard router subsequently distributes the Wi-Fi signal to passengers. The optional use of Wi-Fi on personal devices by travelers is enabling airlines to eliminate in-seat screens, resulting in energy savings and reduced aircraft weight. [10]
Southwest doesn’t have seatback screens, but many of its planes have Wi-Fi that lets passengers stream from its entertainment portal. Options include movies and TV shows, as well as live TV.
Airlines are beginning to remove the seatback screens passengers once used to watch movies and TV shows, according to the New York Times.