Boeing Business Jets has partnered with GKN Aerospace’s Fokker unit to develop, produce, offer and support the SkyView Panoramic window for a range BBJ models, including the BBJ Max. The window, which will be the largest available for a passenger jet, will be offered on the BBJ, BBJ 2 and all three members of the BBJ Max family. In addition, Fokker is offering the window as a retrofit on existing BBJs. The window is scheduled to enter service on the BBJ Max beginning in 2018.

“We are thrilled to formally confirm our partnership with GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business for the development of this fantastic feature on the BBJ,” said Boeing Business Jets president David Longridge. Larger than three existing 737 windows together, the SkyView Panoramic window measures 4.5 feet by 1.5 feet. It is placed aft of the wing, but can vary in location depending on the aircraft type. The size provides an “unparalleled perspective of the world,” Boeing said. Fokker announced the SkyView window during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in May 2015, detailing plans for a demisting, acrylic window that incorporated the GKN’s Crystal Vue II coating.

“We are proud to announce the next step for the SkyView Panoramic window together with Boeing Business Jets,” said Fokker Services president Peter Somers. “The innovative technology applied in the largest window in the market, enhances passenger comfort and is now also available for BBJ Max airplanes.”