Thanks to both PAXboy and Mr Mac for your views regarding the 787. Yes, the windows are a pain and the mores of the cabin crew against reasonable personable choice is frustrating and diminishes enjoyment of the flight. I love looking out the window, especially over remote areas noting the topography and other features, making mental notes to look up what 'that' was later (and then forgetting to do so). The battery issues are a theme that I completelt forgot about, there were a spate of them in the first year of the 787, including that Ethiopian Airlines airframe at LHR. Yes, that remembering might have made me sweat a bit on over water flights, I'm glad that that issue has been solved, at least as far as I'm aware.