(via Charlotte.com)US Airways plans to remove in-flight movie systems from its domestic aircraft to save about $10 million a year in fuel and other costs.

The carrier decided to pull the entertainment systems because the number of people paying $5 for headsets has dropped even as money spent on jet fuel, maintenance and studio fees has climbed. The video systems add about 500 pounds to a plane’s weight, increasing fuel use.

US Airways had hoped to replace the existing systems with lightweight, individual devices, and will test a fiber-optic system on one plane in October. An 85 percent jump in the price of jet fuel in the past year has changed those plans, Christ said. New Airbus planes delivered to US Airways won’t have any entertainment systems.

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This is the same airline that charges you $2 for drinks that used to come free, $15 to check a bag and $25 to check a second bag. So, really, U.S. Airways is trying like hell to go out of bussiness. It’s a strange tactic.

Cotton: It appears that Peter LaFleur has blindfolded himself.
Pepper: Yeah, he will not be able to see very well, Cotton.