EDITORIALS

Los Angeles Times (Oct. 6, 2007)
Keeping planes PG
Movies in general are more intense and graphic than they were a decade ago, and so are the ones shown in the air. The airlines are screening some of the summer's biggest hits now, including "Spider-Man 3" and the latest installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean," both of which are too much for many grade-schoolers. The airlines need to consider carefully what they show on communal screens. They should also speed up their switch to the headrest-mounted displays common on international flights, which cost more to install but provide an extra source of revenue. Otherwise, they'll invite Congress to pick their in-flight entertainment for them.
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Ventura County Star:
Editorial: Bumpy flight for parents
Parents are having a hard time getting their complaints heard about airlines showing R-rated movies on flights where children can easily see disturbing violence and sexual content on overhead screens. Since the airlines are not responding, federal legislators are being asked to make laws to curb some of the adult-themed fare.
It shouldn't take a federal law, but it may have to.
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