JetStar, the value brand of Qantas, has been doing this for at least a year ... perhaps they'll be free vice having to pay (like on JetStar) is the news here?

I flew Qantas recently (yesterday). They already have touch screen devices in the back of the seat in front but they are not so great. You have to tap twice to get it to register half the time, and the games are rubbish (apologies to the current supplier).

Simply substituting iPads will probably be cheaper for them and better for the customer. I don't know why any airline would use a custom system over simply Ethernet'ed iPads, given a decent central management app.

1) Sydney to Honolulu is about a 10 hour flight which means that few other tablets would be viable candidates.

2) Considering how much those in-seat systems cost, cost to repair if one breaks, and the poor quality those displays are I can see a lot of advantage to airlines eventually opting not to include any or to simply make an in-seat system for a powered-and easily replaceable iPad (or other tablet) device.

Yeah I see others airlines following this as well. Simple cost effective entertainment for everyone!

Yes, cause that's what I want, in addition to being stuck in a steel tube with hundreds of other sniffling, snotty nosed passengers I now get to play with a touchscreen that who knows how many flu riddled people have used before me.

Now excuse me while I store some of my urine in a jar.

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Originally Posted by SolipsismX 

1) Sydney to Honolulu is about a 10 hour flight which means that few other tablets would be viable candidates.

Do they not also provide a power cable?

Or do they have to swap the entire aircraft's tablet inventory for full charged units after every long flight?

Seems like the first choice makes more sense.

Where are the Trolls caliming that Electronic Devices have a 1/1000000000000000th chance of causing minuscule Interference with the Navigation System which in turn will cause nothing.

I am not sure how long we will keep the ban on Electronic Devices on flights. Seems we will ban walking on roads because a wayward bus may hit us.

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Originally Posted by pondosinatra 

Yes, cause that's what I want, in addition to being stuck in a steel tube with hundreds of other sniffling, snotty nosed passengers I now get to play with a touchscreen that who knows how many flu riddled people have used before me.

Are disinfectant wipes not available where you live?

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Originally Posted by KDarling 

 

Do they not also provide a power cable?

 

Or do they have to swap the entire aircraft's tablet inventory for full charged units after every long flight?

 

Seems like the first choice makes more sense.

Many planes are now using chairs with a charging port in the arm rest. So a cable would be easy to do. 

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Originally Posted by PScooter63 

 

Are disinfectant wipes not available where you live?

A number of studies how shown they as well as hand sanitizers aren't overly effective at killing the flu virus.