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03-26-2016, 05:49 PM
Virgin and Boom want to bring back supersonic flights for $5,000 round-trip
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A startup is trying to reinvent supersonic airline service 13 years after the Concorde's last flight.
Boom (http://boom.aero/about/) has introduced an idea for a*supersonic flight that will take passengers from New York to London in about three hours and 20 minutes.
SEE ALSO: Developing Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet (http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/concorde-jet/)
The company*hopes to fly its first prototype plane in 2017 and says commercial flights could begin within the next few years.
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“This is supersonic passenger air travel, ** bullshit, and it’s actually affordable,"*Boom CEO Blake Scholl told (http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/23/boom-supersonic-jet-travel-affordable-business-class)The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/23/boom-supersonic-jet-travel-affordable-business-class).
How affordable? Scholl estimates that the round-trip cost will be $5,000.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/supersonic-boom/)
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A startup is trying to reinvent supersonic airline service 13 years after the Concorde's last flight.
Boom (http://boom.aero/about/) has introduced an idea for a*supersonic flight that will take passengers from New York to London in about three hours and 20 minutes.
SEE ALSO: Developing Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet (http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/concorde-jet/)
The company*hopes to fly its first prototype plane in 2017 and says commercial flights could begin within the next few years.
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Image: Boom
“This is supersonic passenger air travel, ** bullshit, and it’s actually affordable,"*Boom CEO Blake Scholl told (http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/23/boom-supersonic-jet-travel-affordable-business-class)The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/23/boom-supersonic-jet-travel-affordable-business-class).
How affordable? Scholl estimates that the round-trip cost will be $5,000.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/26/supersonic-boom/)
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