American Airlines is moving away from the in-seat video screens used for watching movies during flights. The airline is phasing out the screens as it buys new Boeing 737 planes. It says about 90 percent of it’s passengers bring a phone or tablet with them on the flight. Instead of the seat-back video screens, the airline says it wants to focus on providing high-speed data connections and other entertainment options. The airline also points out that the in-seat screens will be obsolete within a few years, while customer-owned devices are constantly being updated. American will let customers connect to its onboard Wi-Fi network and stream on-demand movies and TV shows or live TV channels to a phone, tablet, or laptop, without paying for a data connection. The airline also plans to have power ports at every seat by the end of 2018.
