Alaska Installs Screens Up Front; Economy Peasants May Stare at Knees

Behind Alaska Airlines' Aurora Split-Cabin IFE Choice

Limiting IFE screens to only some seats on a plane is incredibly rare, but Alaska Airlines will do precisely that in its upcoming Aurora premum 737 MAX 10 layout. The reasons offered are interesting.

Alaska Installs Screens Up Front; Economy Peasants May Stare at Knees

Alaska’s MAX 10 puts seatback screens in the forward estates, while economy receives Starlink, power, and the right to supply the glow itself.

Mistake? Alaska Airlines’ New 737 MAX 10 Leaves Economy Class Without Seatback Screens

Alaska Airlines is finally adding seatback screens to its Boeing 737 fleet, but only for passengers in its two premium cabins on the incoming 737 MAX 10. Everyone else will use their own devices. I welcome the investment up front, but I think leaving screens out of economy is a mistake…especially on aircraft intended to […]