[Jack B]

Originally Posted by Rob R

Firstly I have no idea of what sort of IFE will go in the 737 or Ejet but clearly a few people here just don't understand how dated hard wired fixed screens on the back of seats are for domestic flights where 90% of flights are only 1 - 2 hours. Not to mention how costly they are to install and maintain and the fact that every few years the airlines need to spend more money to update the system.

The weight penalty of having hard wired seat back system on smaller domestic aircraft is far more noticeable then on wide body aircraft and this means more fuel is burnt and with the rising costs of Jet A1 this cost is passed onto you, the passenger buying the ticket. We are in 2011, not 1995 when fixed IFE in seat backs was state of the art stuff. Airlines these days need to think long term on a range of things, including IFE and making use of technology that is available now, but also being able to adapt has technology advances.

Next time your on a flight or in the terminal have a look at how many people have smart phones, IPads etc and it will give you an idea of how todays passengers are embracing 2011 technology rather than 90's technology some on here think is more up market. Long haul is different and currently having a fixed system works best at the moment, but even in the next 5 years with this method will be out of date.

Think out of the box more.

Rant over

I agree, actually