Once the world's largest airline, American has a large and diverse fleet, part of which joined the airline after a merger with US Airways. As a result, the carrier's in-flight entertainment offerings are similarly diverse.
While the entirety of the airline's mainline jet fleet features in-flight WiFi, according to SeatGuru, that's about the only commonality they share. Some aircraft in American's fleet features seatback screens but the airline has been moving towards streaming content on its narrowbody fleet for quite some time now, awkwardly replacing seatback screens with personal device holders on some aircraft.
One of the few remaining narrowbody aircraft with seatback screens is American's Airbus A321T. The premium-oriented aircraft flies near-exclusively between New York and Los Angeles or San Francisco but can also be seen flying between New York and Boston.
In-seat power is similarly aircraft dependent, according to SeatGuru, with most of American's newer fleet offering 110v AC power outlets and not USB charging ports. Most of the ex-US Airways aircraft in American's fleet, which is mostly Airbus A320 family and Embraer E190 flights departing from Philadelphia, Phoenix, Charlotte, and Washington, do not feature in-seat power.
With the exception of one aircraft, American's long-haul widebody fleet offers a generally consistent in-flight entertainment suite featuring seatback screens, in-seat power, and in-flight WiFi. The only aircraft without seatback screens is the Boeing 767-300ER, according to SeatGuru, which has screens that hang overhead and on bulkheads.
On its regional fleet, only the Embraer E175, Bombardier CRJ-700, and CRJ-900 offer in-flight WiFi with only select CRJ-700 aircraft offering in-seat power, SeatGuru data shows.
T-Mobile customers can also access an hour of free WiFi by putting in their phone number.