Originally Posted by uastarflyer

Fine then leave the existing IFE in place in the intervening 5 years for transition.

And Why are they putting screens in the brand new 787s? Surely those should have been delivered blank as they will be flying a decade from now, when everyone will have multiple devices in each of their pants pockets. Are they not thinking about technology "5 years from now" when it came to the 787??

You can't have it both ways.

Bkafrick - you are assuming everyone boards an aircraft with 100% fully charged devices. Yes an iPad can go 4-5 hours but if it is starting at 25%