US Airways Jettisons Movies

Move will cut weight and save $10M in fuel and other costs
Posted Jul 10, 2008 3:18 AM CDT
US Airways Jettisons Movies
US Airways is dropping in-flight movies from 200 jets flying domestic routes.   (KRT Photos)

Rising oil prices may spell the end of the in-flight movie—at least on domestic flights. US Airways will become the first airline to rip out the in-flight entertainment systems from 200 jets plying domestic routes to save $10 million in fuel and other costs, reports BusinessWeek. The systems, which weigh about 500 pounds each, will be jettisoned beginning in November. Other airlines may do likewise. (More US Airways stories.)

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