On Nov. 1, US Airways will remove in-flight movies from domestic A320 flights of over two-and-a-half hours and flights to the Caribbean and Mexico.
US Airways said the move is expected to save the airline $10 million a year in fuel and other costs, according to Travis Christ, vice president for sales and marketing. The video systems add about 500 pounds to a plane's weight, increasing fuel use.
USAirways also decided to pull the movies because the number of passengers paying $5 for headsets has dropped.
"We simply can't afford to do it anymore," Christ said.