It's been 10 years since the FAA gave the green light to Bluetooth headphones on planes. But most inflightentertainment systems still require cables.
United Airlines passengers are about to get a big upgrade to their in-flight entertainment experience over the coming years thanks to its purchase of 300,000 IFE systems from Panasonic Avionics. The new seatback systems are wildly better than what we’ve been used to, sporting large and colorful 4K OLED screens, USB-C charging ports, spatial audio support — and a feature that seems almost old-fashioned by comparison: you can connect your Bluetooth wireless headphones.
After the FAA rule change, “there was still a concern that there was too much happening in such a small space on the limited 2.4 GHz frequency that in-flight Wi-Fi also operates over,” aviation industry analyst Jason Rabinowitz told Digital Trends. According to Rabinowitz, who specializes in in-flight entertainment, it took relatively recent advances in wireless tech to alleviate these problems.
As Rabinowitz points out, even after installing the system, there’s the upkeep like refreshing the IFE content — new movies, music, or games all cost licensing dollars and in-flight advertising can’t always cover those costs. A lot of Bluetooth headphones are still equipped with analog inputs and premium models like Sony WH-1000XM4 even ship with the increasingly archaic two-pronged airplane adapter, just in case.
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