Over the past few years, American Airlines steadily removed seat-back screens from almost all of its domestic fleet. The airline’s rationale was that people now bring their own screens wherever they may roam, so there’s no reason to add the cost and weight of providing them when they won’t be missed. We disagree, especially when it comes to long flights, but understand the argument.
Arch-competitor United Airlines went a different way after the pandemic, retaining those screens and…
