Airbus A350 Getting Dimmable Windows - Airbus General

Airbus A350 Getting Dimmable Windows

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:25:34 +0000

At CES 2020, Airbus initially revealed that it planned to introduce dimmable windows in its aircraft cabins, including on the Airbus A350. This is expected to be introduced on planes as of this year (2022), though it's interesting to note that at least one airline customer isn't interested in this technology. Airbus will start offering…

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Ryan — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:09:05 +0000

This is the reason I dont fly the 787 it seems that I will skip a350 too except Lufthansa

not andrew — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 04:09:58 +0000

i asked a jal attendant to unlock it. she simply replied, "no."

not andrew — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 03:38:29 +0000

bro on a flight from LAX to Haneda, they literally locked it when a boy was playing with it, he was like 4 yrs. old, and United locked it. the boy started crying and a passing attendant just walked by and totally ignored the crying boy. i rated United 2.5/5. ouch.

mo — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 04:35:51 +0000

Hate them. Missed great views when my flight's shades were locked in dark mode. Felt claustrophobic. As for those who said their sleep was disrupted by an opened shade - eye masks.

mo — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 04:20:31 +0000

agree with tipsyinmadras - Hate them. Went out of way to get a window seat, and was denied beautiful views of Spain because the dimmer was force locked on dark. Only on this site to see if those horrible windows will be on my scheduled flight.

Emily — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:22:45 +0000

Fantastic! I hate the noise created by people vigorously shutting or opening the manual shades - especially when deep in sleep. I further love it cause I get to enjoy the scenery without the garish light coming through! All in all, electrically dimmable windows are fantastic!

EC — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:56:42 +0000

Most of the comments here (including this article) are focussed on why the new thing sucks and not why the current thing sucks. Manual shades suck. They often aren't easy to operate, especially for the old/frail, they are difficult to reach in a lot of cases (hiding behind parts of the seat, especially with recent premium products). They often are stuck between two seats so people don't know who has the right to operate them (this is easier with dimmables, because the changes if made are less dramatic and/or the airline will do it for you). They are either on or off - no in between. So you can't gently wake up to the outside world and start to peek outside...you have to prepare for a massive shock no matter what, and that's before you consider the inconvenience to all of your fellow passengers. I pity the FAs every time I watch them reaching across three seats of passengers to try and push down hard-to-close plastic shutters. Besides, most airlines have shifted to a 'non-locked' state at this point or, as others have pointed out, will unlock it if you ask. It's progress, embrace it.

wonkachocolat — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:12:51 +0000

Completely agree with the points you raised Lucky. I personally don't like the 787 because of passenger comfort issues. In part that relates to the dimmable windows and I echo your concerns. Especially the heat and the fact it doesn't actually go fully dark. At the beginning of the article, I was hoping Airbus would provide both options so that you could dim the windows whilst eating or if you are directly in the glare of the sun, but when you want to sleep or watch a movie, you can still pull down a solid shade and get the black-out effect as per normal. Alas, sometimes, technology just messes things up. I avoid flights if I know one of the legs will be on a 787. I love the A350 but hoping this new development won't be a blot on an otherwise great aircraft

Ross Kennedy — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:23:35 +0000

Hate them