TOKYO--Boeing Co's launch customer for its 787 Dreamliner, Japan's All Nippon Airways says the plane's electronic dimmable windows are not dark enough for long haul flights.
The Japanese airline is looking to install pull down blinds on 787s already delivered, an industry source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. That is one solution ANA is mulling for two Dreamliners operated on long haul routes, company spokesman Ryosei Nomura confirmed.
"For our passengers to have good sleep, we realized that it is important to offer appropriate darkness during flights especially for long haul," Nomura said.
ANA has ordered 55 787s, a replacement for the 767, making the new jetliner the centerpiece of its fleet plans for the next several years.
The carbon composite plane is designed to be more fuel efficient and, therefore, cheaper to operate. It also boast higher cabin pressure and humidity in order to make flying more comfortable.
The 20% larger than standard dimmable windows, the first on a commercial passenger jet, darken but do not go opaque.
The US planemaker declined to say whether other 787 customers had asked for darker windows or to discuss how it would meet ANA's request.
"Specific discussions between Boeing and our customers are considered proprietary and we cannot comment on them," Rob Henderson, a Boeing spokesman in Tokyo, said.
"The response of our customers and the flying public to the larger, dimmable windows on the 787 has been very favorable," he added
Boeing so far has taken more than 850 orders for its 787, and says it will crank up production to 10 aircraft a month by the end of 2013. (Reuters/tw)
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