Five airlines want you to fly supersonic again
Boom Aerospace, an ambitious aerospace start-up, says it has convinced 5 airlines to buy into its vision for developing an airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound. Blake Scholl, founder and CE of Denver-based Boom, said that the 5 carriers have reserved their spots for 76 of Boom's successor to the Concorde. That aircraft was taken out of service in 2003 after 27 years of commercial flights at more than twice the speed of sound. With a planned speed of 2.2 times the speed of sound or 1,451 mph, the project's lofty goals include sharply cutting flight time: New York to Paris to 3.5 hours, San Francisco to Tokyo in less than 5.5 hours and Los Angeles to Sydney in just 7 hours. Only 1 airline interested in Boom, so far, has made itself known. Virgin Atlantic Airways has an option to take the first 10 aircraft the company builds. <br/>
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Five airlines want you to fly supersonic again
Boom Aerospace, an ambitious aerospace start-up, says it has convinced 5 airlines to buy into its vision for developing an airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound. Blake Scholl, founder and CE of Denver-based Boom, said that the 5 carriers have reserved their spots for 76 of Boom's successor to the Concorde. That aircraft was taken out of service in 2003 after 27 years of commercial flights at more than twice the speed of sound. With a planned speed of 2.2 times the speed of sound or 1,451 mph, the project's lofty goals include sharply cutting flight time: New York to Paris to 3.5 hours, San Francisco to Tokyo in less than 5.5 hours and Los Angeles to Sydney in just 7 hours. Only 1 airline interested in Boom, so far, has made itself known. Virgin Atlantic Airways has an option to take the first 10 aircraft the company builds. <br/>
