Which US Major Could Order This?
03-24-2017, 09:54 AM
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Which US Major Could Order This?
http://boomsupersonic.com/airlines/
It sounds like a great concept. Evidently Virgin Atlantic already has an LOI for 10 of the airplanes to fly Transatlantic - Branson is always the risk taker/innovator. Interestingly, it is an "off the shelf" airplane that will use currently made components - not a big stretch in terms of R&D.
For the naysayers, BOOM just received $33 million in funding for their first test airplane (smaller than actual to test the design, etc.):
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/22/bo...senger-flight/
So, which US airlines could order it? I know Delta would likely wait until they are 30 years old to order them.
It sounds like a great concept. Evidently Virgin Atlantic already has an LOI for 10 of the airplanes to fly Transatlantic - Branson is always the risk taker/innovator. Interestingly, it is an "off the shelf" airplane that will use currently made components - not a big stretch in terms of R&D.
For the naysayers, BOOM just received $33 million in funding for their first test airplane (smaller than actual to test the design, etc.):
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/22/bo...senger-flight/
So, which US airlines could order it? I know Delta would likely wait until they are 30 years old to order them.
03-24-2017, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
It's main use would be transatlantic, and the closer to shore both airports are the better. So JFK-LHR seems ideal, which would only be AA/BA.
And Delta and Virgin.
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03-24-2017, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
Yea, Virgin already has 10 on order. I'm not sure it makes sense for DL to order more.
US carriers never bit on the Concorde so I don't see anyone stateside ordering them until/if the concept is proven with years a successful service.
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