US Airways to drop movies on some domestic flights
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 5:46 PM EDT
Washington Business Journal
US Airways Group Inc. plans to remove in-flight movie systems from some of its airplanes.
Travis Christ, vice president for sales and marketing of US Airways, told Bloomberg News the decision will save the airline about $10 million a year.
The targeted airplanes fly U.S. domestic routes and flights to Mexico and the Caribbean.
According to the report, Christ said the number of people paying $5 for headsets has dropped, while fuel, maintenance and studio fess have gone up. The report said the movie systems add 500 pounds to a plane’s weight and that increases fuel use. The systems will be turned off on Nov. 1