Recently, I had the pleasure of flying from Vacouver, BC, to Edmonton, Alberta on an airbus 319. I was delighted to find a 110 V AC power outlet in the seat back in front of me. Having never seen this before, I had to take a picture and share it.
Note the power charger icon in the mac window. Also, there is a USB plug visible on the left side of the display. I believe that is for future use on games (the PS3 has a USB input, I think these will allow the controllers to be plugged in and used for game playing).
It’d be wonderful to have power on all flights - kudo’s to the Airbus 319!
Brent
It's not quite an Airbus thing, the interior fit is generally spec'ed by the airline and each airline will be different - leather seats vs cloth seats, recline vs no recline. Witness (in Europe) a Ryanair 737 vs a slEasyJet one. Ryanair has the knack of making their 73's interiors look like a public lavatory.
But yes, a good thing to do. Wonder if they actually provide 5VDC on the USB port?
That'd be useful to charge an ipod. I was joking with others that I'm going to bring a power-strip with me next flight. I'd be able to charge the laptop, cell phone, ipod, etc then.
And, if one knows this equipment is on board: no more hunting for outlets in the airports!
I travel too much,
Brent
I powered my Zen unit from the USB port and charged the battery when my unit ran out of battery power while watching a movie.
I flew on two Air Canada 319's on my trip and they were both equipped with USB and 110 volt plugs
Earl
This is Great!!! Now if only we can make it standard for all executive business trips!
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Executive business trips? How about flights for the lower class among us - like me!