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It's likely to also be one of the first apps I decide to uninstall when my phone's storage becomes somewhat limited.

Flight attendants don't report to software engineering managers though.

Yes, its an organizational problem, but one that a healthy company should be able to figure out.

I’ve been able to download the app over plane WiFi for free. It used to be a little-known hack for free internet once upon a time.

That'd probably work a whole lot better if the app wasn't 439MB.

I've been on a few budget carrier flights that have skipped the headrest display for an airline app. They haven't had external Internet access, as it's just served over a local WiFi connection from an onboard server, so you must install the app before you take off.