Look at where your arms are when you type and where your keyboard is in relation to your body. Then, imagine doing that on a plane, where your elbows generally

Look at where your arms are when you type and where your keyboard is in relation to your body. Then, imagine doing that on a plane, where your elbows generally have to stay tucked in and your keyboard is either on your tray table or resting on your thighs. Factor in the likelihood that the passenger in front of you will recline the seat back to rest during the flight. Long story short, in six years of long-haul flights for work, I have never been productive on a laptop, aside from answering that one urgent email or running that one urgent remote command.