Airline first: Qantas to trial iPads for in-flight entertainment

In a world first, Qantas is set to trial iPads as a replacement to seat-back screens and bring wireless technology to in-flight entertainment.

The six-week trial will begin next month on a single Boeing 767-300 and continue until December.

Each of the aircraft's 254 seats will have an iPad2, which will access the aircraft?s server -- the Q Streaming app -- via a Wi-Fi connection.

If the trial is successful, it will be rolled out to 10 Qantas Boeing 767-300s next year. Each seat would be fitted with an iPad bracket.

But the program won?t be restricted to iPads: Android tabs and smartphones will also be able to access the onboard server.

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