In-Flight Amenities

Long-haul widebodies almost always have a personal screen at every seat. US domestic narrowbodies usually do not. That single split explains most of what … Read more

Airplane tray tables are cleaned in three stages: a thorough cabin deep clean when the aircraft is serviced on the ground, a faster wipe-down … Read more

Airlines are taking seat-back screens out of economy cabins because the hardware is heavy, costly to install and maintain, quick to date, and because … Read more

The 787 has dimming windows because Boeing made its windows large, and a pull-down shade no longer fits the opening. Each pane instead carries … Read more

Airplane mode is a setting on your phone, tablet, or watch that powers down the cellular radio so it stops searching for cell towers. … Read more

Yes, but not the way you text on the ground. Can you text on a plane with an ordinary SMS? No, because your phone … Read more

Planes do not actually block Bluetooth audio. What they restrict is the cellular radio, and Bluetooth has been explicitly permitted inside airplane mode since … Read more

If you want to know how to download movies before a flight, the process is simple: connect to Wi-Fi at home, open the streaming … Read more

Short answer: not live from Netflix or Prime Video, unless your airline specifically offers it. Standard in-flight Wi-Fi runs over bandwidth-limited satellite or air-to-ground … Read more

Is airplane Wi-Fi worth paying for? Usually yes on a long-haul work flight, and usually no on a short domestic hop. Full-access passes commonly … Read more