Originally Posted by
7Forty7
to put the op's question a different way... what are the chances of Airbus developing a supersonic passenger jet again in the neat future.... A399, 1400mph, all J seats, ...yes fuel prices are high but if we get a world boom in the next decade I can easily see a Qatar or Etihad getting some!
Near future zero, since these things take upwards of twenty years for development, but if you do some simple Internet research, you'll see that there are plenty of clever ideas out there, including ways of significantly reducing the sonic boom carpet.