Virgin and
Boom want to
bring back supersonic flights for
,000 round-trip



A startup is trying to reinvent
supersonic airline service 13 years after the Concorde's last flight.
Boom has introduced an idea for a*supersonic flight that will take passengers from New York to London in about three hours and 20 minutes.
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Developing Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet
The company*hopes to fly its first prototype plane in 2017 and says commercial
flights could begin within the next few years.
Image: Boom
“This is
supersonic passenger air travel, ** bullshit, and it’s actually affordable,"*Boom CEO
Blake Scholl told The Guardian.
How affordable? Scholl estimates that the
round-trip cost will be $5,000.*
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