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Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by chrisseaton on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @10:50AM (#32483518)
> coach class all the way

Has there been a render of the interior or something?

Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by darrenf on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @10:57AM (#32483626)
There is on the Boom site, and it certainly doesn't look like regular cattle class

https://boomsupersonic.com/static/images/overture-experience...

Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by jameshart on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:36PM (#32485206)
Yes and pre-launch renderings of the interior of the Dreamliner featured a piano bar and all-round led screen walls.

Interior buildout in planes is always at the discretion of the airline, and the concepts shown by manufacturers should not be taken as realistic.

Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by chx on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:50AM (#32484451)
I can't see how that seat could possibly transform to lie flat and it's a dud if they try to get people to pay big money for non-lie flat seats.
Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by chrisseaton on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:02PM (#32484682)
I guess the idea is that the trip is such a short hop that you don't need to lie flat. For example train seats in first in the UK aren't lie flat either, because they're only ever a few hours at most.
Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by mh- on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:02PM (#32484683)
I'm not sure lie-flat is a must if the flights are so much shorter. I'd rather have a comfortable seat for working if we're only talking about a 3 hour flight.