A captive audience

1925

First inflight movie - silent film The Lost World is shown in a converted first World War bomber during a 30-minute flight near London.

1932

First inflight TV shown on Western Air Express Fokker F-10 aircraft.

1961

First feature film on a scheduled commercial flight - MGM's By Love Possessed, starring Lana Turner.

1962

American and Pan Am airlines install TV screens in first class section of a Lockheed Electra Aircraft.

1962

Pakistan International Airlines becomes the first international carrier to show movies inflight.

1975

Braniff Airways introduces Atari video games onboard flights.

1984

Airfone introduces the world's first inflight telephone system on American Airlines.

1988

Airvision introduces the world's first in-seat video system.

1991

Virgin Atlantic offers seat-back video in all classes (including economy).

1993

First inflight fax units installed on Singapore Airlines.

1996

Live television premiered on a Delta Air Lines B767 during the Atlanta Olympic Games.

2000

In April, JetBlue introduces live (via satellite) inflight television fleetwide in all cabins.

2000

First fleetwide introduction of hand-held DVD players on American Airlines and Swissair

2001

First inflight e-mail transmission. Air Canada showcases the technology during a flight from Montreal to Toronto.