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Old May 9, 2013, 9:56 pm
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Originally Posted by aacharya
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%
787 is a long long haul bird. Airbii are domestic birds. Big difference. You know that.
And you know very well UA is taking something (features) away. Just admit basic facts.

btw, Airbii aren't being contained to the US 48.
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