Emirates planning to replace windows on planes with virtual ones

For story suggestions or custom animation requests, contact [email protected]. Visit http://archive.nextanimationstudio.com to view News Direct's complete archive of 3D news animations. RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Emirates says it is planning to replace all of their windows in airplanes with virtual windows instead. Emirates Airlines President Sir Tim Clark told the BBC the "ultimate aim was to have no windows at all." Clark claims that the aircrafts will be lighter this way and could fly faster and fly higher while burning less fuel. Clark also claims that the projected images are "so good, it's better than with the natural eye." For now, the virtual windows are being used in Emirates' Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in the first class cabin. The virtual windows are supposed to look 'just like the real thing," reports ABC Net. Aviation expert Douglas Drury claims there aren't really any safety concerns. Though Drury says that there should be windows in critical places, such as the emergency exits, to have a clear view of the aircraft wings. RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1. Showing the Emirates aircraft becoming a windowless airplane 2. After the plane becomes windowless, it becomes slimmer and flies faster and higher 3. We see how the virtual windows look like from inside the aircraft 4. Showing that there should be at least some windows inside an aircraft, in case of an emergency. VOICEOVER (in English): "Emirates Airlines president Sir Tim Clark told the BBC the 'ultimate aim was to have no windows at all." "Clark claims that the aircrafts will be lighter this way and could fly faster and fly higher while burning less fuel." "For now, the virtual windows are being used in Emirates' Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in the first class cabin. " "Aviation expert Douglas Drury claims there aren't really any safety concerns. " "Though Drury says that there should be windows in critical places, such as the emergency exits, to have a clear view of the aircraft wings." SOURCES: The BBC, The Sun, ABC Net, Arabian Business https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44383220?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_source=facebook https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/6464460/emirates-windowless-planes/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/would-you-travel-on-a-windowless-plane/9843722 http://www.arabianbusiness.com/transport/397915-aircraft-of-the-future-may-have-no-windows-says-emirates-tim-clark *** ----------------------------------------­­---------------------------------------­-­---------------- Next Animation Studio’s News Direct service provides daily, high-quality, informative 3D news animations that fill in for missing footage and help viewers understand breaking news stories or in-depth features on science, technology, and health. Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's news animations at http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com/trial/ To subscribe to News Direct or for more info, please visit: http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com