Passenger airlines use such old planes, that the technology wasn't really around then.
BA shorthule flights still use CRT telivisions, and they all use some sort of VHS/DAT tapes.

I've always thought, with the weight of the CRTs, they could retro-fit them with LCDs and still save a fortune on fuel (via the weight of them). They could also use digital or DVD for the programs, thus save a fortune on repuducing the tapes.

The low-cost airlines could make a fortune by adding in power outlets and wifi, but for the wifi, their staff will need training.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:07, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

True
But as you said, surely it would save a lot of cash by retrofitting a new radio module with data facilities than by losing serious amounts on insurance :|
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:10, Reply)

I don't think it would save on insurance, and the costs mean creating a world-wide network of recievers.
The cost of SatPhones, on rent, is huge, and I don't think that network could handle the traffic.... there are a lot of planes out there.

You could say about quad-band, but planes go to places outside of quad-band reception quite a lot (eg, the middle of the alantic).
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 16:26, Reply)