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ATIS Aug 19, 2026

American Airlines Brings Back Seatback Screens and What the Reversal Says About Betting Against the Passenger's Own Device

American Airlines is reinstalling seatback screens, reversing its bet that passengers' own phones and tablets were good enough.

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ATIS Jun 25, 2026

American Airlines Strips Seatback Screens From the A319 Fleet - and What It Tells Us About Where the Narrowbody Is Headed

American Airlines is removing seatback screens from 23 A319s and its first retrofitted A320, signaling a BYOD strategy shift on its narrowbody fleet.

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