Air France is celebrating 60 years of inflight entertainment today, while United Airlines is reminding us that the battle for your attention at 35,000 feet is very much alive in 2026. Air France Celebrates 60 Years Of Inflight Entertainment As United Adds New Peacock Channel Air France says it introduced inflight entertainment on May 1, 1966, on flights between Paris and New York aboard the Boeing 707. Passengers were treated to what the carrier called a “Festival in the sky,” featuring music and the film Viva Maria in both French and English. That was 60 years ago. Today, United Airlines announced a new dedicated Peacock inflight entertainment channel featuring programming from NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, including The Traitors , All Her Fault , Poker Face , and other series rolling out in the months ahead. Different era, same goal: keep passengers occupied.…