- TAT, which became TWA, occasionally showed cartoons and newsreels aboard a 9-hour flights from Columbus, OH, to Waynoka, OK, in 1929
- In early commercial planes the windows could be opened, but passengers were instructed not to use them as wastebaskets
- Beginning in 1937 many airports sold flight insurance at $0.25 for a $5K policy
- In the early 1930s flights were cancelled so often due to engine troubles or weather that pilots carried forms authorizing passengers to obtain rail tickets if needed
- When movies were first shown regularly on flights beginning in the early 1960’s they were selected based on recommendations from Parents Magazine and the Catholic Legion of Decency
- In 1975 Braniff International Airways introduced Atari video games that could be played during flight
- The first in-seat audio/video on demand system came in 1988 on Northwest Airlines using a 2.7 inch LCD screen
- Lavatory lines are shorter on planes equipped with personal TVs at each seat!
