The airline industry is being hit hard with increasing fuel costs, and has begun shifting some of that burden over to consumers with incrased fares and charging for checked bags. Next up is cutting out the little luxuries we take for granted. US Airways has announced that they will be removing in-flight movie systems from their flights, which will save them about $10 million per year.

US Airways made the decision to pull out the entertainment systems because the number of people paying $5 for headsets has dropped, while the cost of jet fuel, maintenance and studio fees and increased. Furthermore, the video system adds about 500 pounds to a plane's weight, increasing the amount of fuel used per flight.

The in-flight entertainments will be shut off on November 1 and removed from Airbus A320-family aircraft when the planes undergo other maintenance. Movies are currently only shown on flights of at least 2.5 hours.

US Airways had initially hoped to replace the current entertainment systems with lighterweight, individual devices. In October they'll be testing a fiber optic system on one plane. However an 85% increase in the cost of jet fuel in the past year has changed those plans, and new Airbus planes delivered to US Airways will have no entertainment systems.

Other big changes are also in store at US Airways. They will be reducing domestic seating capacity by as much as 8% by the end of the year, and eliminating 1,700 jobs to lower operating costs and reduce fuel use. Jets will also be retired, and they'll begin charging $2 for soda and other non-alcoholic drinks, $15 for your first checked bag, and $25 for your second checked bag.