Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger...
by dragonwriter on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:36AM
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> But they are now reporting contracts with airlines, including nonrefundable deposits
Partial payments like that are an investment in the chance that Boom will deliver something exceptional; they avoid not being in the first wave if Boom succeeds.
It doesn't mean they think the chances of Boom producing a worthwhile product are > 50%.
Partial payments like that are an investment in the chance that Boom will deliver something exceptional; they avoid not being in the first wave if Boom succeeds.
It doesn't mean they think the chances of Boom producing a worthwhile product are > 50%.