whatmeworry
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I would like to think they are correct but I won't hold my breath.
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With the legendary delays of the A380 and 787, trying to get a supersonic jet off the ground (literally) will be another beast entirely, in my non-aviation-technology-literate opinion.
Has Virgin Galactic even started yet? I know they took reservations and all that, but has it passed certifications and etc? Has it missed the mark yet?
Perhaps that would offer the best glimpse of how a supersonic future flight could work, with a mothership taking you to a high altitude to launch from, hurtle towards your destination almost in space and then land on the other side of the world. If so, Virgin Atlantic would be in a very good position… though those tickets are at the $200k mark! Bit much for a business trip…
At $200K it is outside the reach of us mere mortals, but for the super rich, where $200K is earned in a few hours, the time saving of a SYD-LHR trip in 4 hours rather than 24 hours could easily be justified.
But once planes get fast, reliable wifi meaning with private suites, people can do video conferencing just as easily as they could at home, for business trips would it really matter how long the flight was?