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Boom $5k return - 3.4 hours LHR/JFK
Slightly off-topic but seeing this futuristic project is kind of a (beloved?) Concorde replacement on possibly the only viable route for this kind of value proposition.
(LAX-SYD and SFO-TYO or other routes they are proposing) http://boom.aero/ |
Only $5000 return, don't believe that.
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Agree, it would be nice, but I doubt they could do it for that price.
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Well, not as OT as you think if Boom are the aircraft manufacturer. They still need airlines like BA to order them.
I might be misunderstanding the proposition though - given they're saying this will be for 'business class prices'. It would suggest they'll be the airline too? Just like Virgin Galactic, I won't hold my breath. Of course it would be great if it came to anything. |
...and not nearly as ugly as most of the other recent flights of fancy into SS territory.
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Good luck to them, they're going to need billions $
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Originally Posted by gingeola
(Post 26365555)
Good luck to them, they're going to need billions $
(I've seen this attitude in some financial services start-ups and there's a disturbing naivety about them) How many 'bet the company' efforts have there been in aviation in recent years from Boeing (Dreamliner?), Airbus (A380?) and Bombardier (C-series?), Mitsubishi (MRJ?), Rolls Royce, etc. |
My prediction: they will change the name!
Boom? Really? That doesn't even work for 'sonic boom' (unless they eliminate it) especially once the complaints start pouring in. Boom? Really? Reminds of Phil Hendrie's "Plane Go Boom" bit. :eek: |
Originally Posted by gingeola
(Post 26365555)
Good luck to them, they're going to need billions $
Not exactly the same but still interesting development Boom is announcing today that Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has optioned ten planes, in a deal ultimately valued at about $2 billion dollars. Boom also says they’ve optioned 15 additional planes to a European carrier that it declined to name, bringing the total value of the optioned planes up to $5 billion. Now, this doesn’t mean that Virgin has bought the planes — it’s a bit too early for that. They’ve signed a letter of intent, meaning that, having seen the nitty-gritty specs of the plane and the company’s plans for moving forward, they intend to buy 10 planes if everything comes together as planned. But it also looks like Virgin is going to help make that happen: Boom founder Blake Scholl tells me that Virgin Galactic’s space division, The Spaceship Company, has committed to helping build and test the planes, including helping with the supersonic testing when the time comes. |
Looks like this thread could be a bit less OT than expected, if this Guardian quote means what I think it does:
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets." http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class |
Just cant see it happening. Never mind that the numbers don't add up, and not even close, until someone finds a way of eradicating the sonic boom, there wont be any commercial supersonic flight. Shame.
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Originally Posted by enjoyingit
(Post 26380799)
until someone finds a way of eradicating the sonic boom, there wont be any commercial supersonic flight. Shame.
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Originally Posted by Chokkoubin
(Post 26380533)
Looks like this thread could be a bit less OT than expected, if this Guardian quote means what I think it does:
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets." http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class But if not BA (nor Virgin who are already mentioned), which other "major London-based airline" would it be? |
Originally Posted by LondonElite
(Post 26381455)
Says you?
http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-to...952125/?no-ist However (it is a really cute video)... More info |
But let's get real for a moment. The reason Concorde was grounded had pretty much nothing to do with sonic boom issues. Flying Europe-US east coast or US west coast-Asia gateways the sonic boom is a complete irrelevance, and that's where much of the money is.
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