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Aircraft and transport: low-cost airline Scoot eliminates screens and provides i-Pads to its passengers

Singapore, Singapore - In order to save weight and then fuel

The Singapore-based low-cost airline decided to eliminate seat-screens from its aircraft, and generally all the In-Flight Entertainment devices, providing instead Apple's i-Pads to its passengers. The move is due mainly to the fuel saving policy the company adopted: the elimination of all the entertainment devices on board allowed Scoot to enlgiht the aircraft of roughly two tons. "Utilizing the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141638
Rome, Italy, 06/04/2012 17:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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