Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by bberenberg on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:11AM
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I fly SF->NYC redeye regularly. The practical side of takeoff and landing is that I get 4 hours of sleep max. I also start to sleep around 2AM NYC time. If I could reduce flight time to 2.5 hours, I would rather land in NYC at 2AM and get to bed there so I can start my day much better rested.
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Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by mshook on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:24AM
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But do you fly in first class? Because for cheaper than Concorde, that's what you could get (and that's what Concorde was competing against) and usually in first, they don't wake you up for breakfast or whatever before you land...
And the other issue in your case is flying supersonic over land but I hear you.
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by michaelt on Thursday June 03, 2021 @12:37PM
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First class is all very well, but you don't escape the unfamiliar bed; the noise of the engines and other passengers; the weird air pressure; the fact you're in your travel clothes; the strangely corporate environment; or the jostling and noise of landing and takeoff.
Of course, some people are less sensitive to these things than others - and jobs with a lot of travel probably select for people who find the experience of flying tolerable.
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by bberenberg on Thursday June 03, 2021 @12:47PM
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Yes I do and they absolutely do wake you up before you land. It's an FAA requirement that the seat be upright.
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by nopzor on Thursday June 03, 2021 @06:20PM
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it might be an FAA requirement to be upright, but iirc some other international airlines (eg. virgin atlantic, air new zealand) allow you to keep your biz class seat in seating position during takeoff and landing.