No ethernet on MAC BOOK Air etc

as a physician from NYC i use an application ( VSEE ) free and wonderful that allows me to connect to rural clinics in the USA to do my job.
the best and really only way this works well is when i am connected via ethernet cable into my VERIZON fils router....
wifi doesn't cut it
i turn it off!
i recently was able to connect very successfully to INDIA using my ethernet but my friend in MUMBAI simply had wifi working.
it looked fine ..............
my brand new mac book air and iMac 27inch do not have ethernet???????
i intend on working from ASIA and will have to shlep a MACBOOK pro ( the last one made with ethernet ) hopefully connecting via the ethernet router .
Has ethernet become obsolete? because its the only way i can work via VSEE from a laptop or desktop.
I cannot take my mac book air lighter and so much easier to carrier and what i used last trip!!!!!!!!
is this how technology is moving? backwards?????
or am i missing something
can someone offer up some advice facts opinions??????
thanks
GL

You're posting in the MacBook Pro, not Air, forum, but that's OK...
Apple decided a couple of years ago that wired Internet wasn't an important feature in their new units... so they created a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter for those who really need a wired connection. Have you tried one of those? You should be able to purchase the adapter at your local Apple Store or at the online Apple Store.
Good luck,
Clinton
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