United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic

Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic by dalbasal on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:43AM (#27381205)

Despite these problems, Concorde managed to fly for a long time... on the routes that they managed to fly.

The reasons that they stopped flying were different. It cost a lot, and was a lot more cramped than first class or private... the competition. Meanwhile, the time you spend in airports diluted the time you save by flying faster. If these could fly from LCA to a similarly small US port, speed makes a lot more sense.

That said, this will probably fail. Most air travel stuff fails. I'm hoping it won't. Progress is fun.

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Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic by Symbiote on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:13AM (#27382543)

I don't think the size of the airport made much difference: at LHR and JFK BA had a special lounge and other arrangements. You had to arrive 30 minutes before if taking luggage, otherwise just early enough to get through fast-track security.

https://www.heritageconcorde.com/concorde-cabin--passenger-e...

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Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic by dalbasal on Thursday June 03, 2021 @02:33PM (#27385457)

Just the thought of LHR makes me want to go to bed, though admittedly, I always fly with the plebs.

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Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic by iso1210 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @03:18PM (#27386071)

LHR T5, arrive 40 minutes before takeoff - especially if you're going from a high numbered A gate for a small plane (which you could arrange for a premium service) security takes about 2 minutes, gate closes at t-20 for normal planes.

Not sure why you'd use it from Cyprus (LCA is Larnaca). If it could operate on a short runway though, London City to JFK or LaGuardia ala the BA airbus would be interesting, although the stop for Shannon has never appealed.

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