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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:20 am Post subject: Supersonic flight promised by 2023 as Boom announces airline |
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NOTE: Intentionally posted in the "Civil Aviation" section, as this relates to an aircraft type, rather than an (non-Indian) airline.
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Quote: | Supersonic flight promised by 2023 as Boom announces airline orders
The return of Concorde supersonic flight has been brought a step closer with the announcement that 5 airlines have placed a total of 76 orders with U.S. firm Boom.
Virgin is the only known customer of the concept stage supersonic passenger airliner with the other four to be announced at special events.
"Airlines are excited for something new and different to offer their passengers and we're thrilled that major world airlines share our vision for a future of faster, more accessible supersonic travel. We look forward to sharing more about these partnerships in the future," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO at the Paris Air Show press conference.
Scholl added the new aircraft reservations are backed by "tens of millions" of dollars in non-refundable payments.
Boom claimed the average length of flight from Paris to New York would drop to three and a half hours from 7 when the full airliner flies, utlilzing its full Mach 2.2 speed. Another example given was San Francisco to Tokyo which would take a little over 5 hours, compared to the current 11. |
Source: CNBC
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: Re: Supersonic flight promised by 2023 as Boom announces air |
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Aseem wrote: | NOTE: Intentionally posted in the "Civil Aviation" section, as this relates to an aircraft type, rather than an (non-Indian) airline.
- With the blessings from Mods. |
Aseem .....nice one ! _________________ 11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.
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