Flight International - 10 April 2018

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WINDOWS

Another view on cabin design

With Boeing considering a

New Mid-market Airplane, I

wonder if it is considering a

windowless aircraft, except

for the flightdeck.

Emirates, in its new cabin

interiors for the 777, has in-

stalled virtual windows in the

centre suites. The cost of

designing, constructing and

testing a fuselage with win-

dows must be costly. Has

Emirates started a trend?

David Clemow

Auckland, New Zealand

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Money a priority

over health

make money.

I speak from bitter experience

• a 10h haul to Vancouver on a
  twin-jet with a Canadian leisure
  airline, with only a baguette and
  a cold drink for sustenance, and
  little opportunity to get up and
  stretch my legs. Never again
  will I subject my body to such
  treatment.
  Virgin Atlantic was prudent in
  retaining its four-engined Airbus
  A340 as a replacement for the
  Dreamliners, avoiding even
  more disruption.
  I recall a fantastic slogan
  adopted by British Caledonian
  back in the 1970s: “We never for-
  get you have a choice.” My
  choice is a four-engined aircraft
  with an airline that really knows
  about customer service.
  It’s really down to passengers
  and tour operators in the end,
  whether money takes priority
  over health.
  Peter Carey
  Portchester, Hampshire, UK

Qantas is to be congratulated for

setting a new record for a non-

stop flight between Australia and

the UK – 17h using a Boeing 787

(Flight International, 3-9 April).

But is this the future of long-

haul flights using only twin-en-

gined planes? I hope not.

In-flight shut-downs are be-

coming more common now, de-

spite engine technology suppos-

edly providing the means of

flying from A to B without C.

There is another issue at stake

here – deep vein thrombosis.

I’m surprised the medical pro-

fession hasn’t raised concerns

that airlines are cramming their

passengers into a narrow tube on

long-haul flights in order to

Emirates’ realistic alternative

Emirates

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