Boom $5k return - 3.4 hours LHR/JFK
Mar 21, 2016 | 1:18 pm
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Boom $5k return - 3.4 hours LHR/JFK
Slightly off-topic but seeing this futuristic project is kind of a (beloved?) Concorde replacement on possibly the only viable route for this kind of value proposition.
(LAX-SYD and SFO-TYO or other routes they are proposing)
http://boom.aero/
(LAX-SYD and SFO-TYO or other routes they are proposing)
http://boom.aero/
Mar 21, 2016 | 1:52 pm
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Well, not as OT as you think if Boom are the aircraft manufacturer. They still need airlines like BA to order them.
I might be misunderstanding the proposition though - given they're saying this will be for 'business class prices'. It would suggest they'll be the airline too?
Just like Virgin Galactic, I won't hold my breath. Of course it would be great if it came to anything.
I might be misunderstanding the proposition though - given they're saying this will be for 'business class prices'. It would suggest they'll be the airline too?
Just like Virgin Galactic, I won't hold my breath. Of course it would be great if it came to anything.
Mar 21, 2016 | 3:51 pm
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Ah, but in this brave new world regulation is for stuffy old companies that don't innovate like the new kids on the block. After all, what could possibly go wrong...
(I've seen this attitude in some financial services start-ups and there's a disturbing naivety about them)
How many 'bet the company' efforts have there been in aviation in recent years from Boeing (Dreamliner?), Airbus (A380?) and Bombardier (C-series?), Mitsubishi (MRJ?), Rolls Royce, etc.
(I've seen this attitude in some financial services start-ups and there's a disturbing naivety about them)
How many 'bet the company' efforts have there been in aviation in recent years from Boeing (Dreamliner?), Airbus (A380?) and Bombardier (C-series?), Mitsubishi (MRJ?), Rolls Royce, etc.
Mar 21, 2016 | 4:10 pm
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My prediction: they will change the name!
Boom? Really? That doesn't even work for 'sonic boom' (unless they eliminate it) especially once the complaints start pouring in.
Boom? Really?
Reminds of Phil Hendrie's "Plane Go Boom" bit.
Boom? Really? That doesn't even work for 'sonic boom' (unless they eliminate it) especially once the complaints start pouring in.
Boom? Really?
Reminds of Phil Hendrie's "Plane Go Boom" bit.
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Mar 23, 2016 | 2:50 pm
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http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/boo...l-with-virgin/
Not exactly the same but still interesting development
Not exactly the same but still interesting development
Boom is announcing today that Richard Bransons Virgin Group has optioned ten planes, in a deal ultimately valued at about $2 billion dollars. Boom also says theyve optioned 15 additional planes to a European carrier that it declined to name, bringing the total value of the optioned planes up to $5 billion.
Now, this doesnt mean that Virgin has bought the planes its a bit too early for that. Theyve signed a letter of intent, meaning that, having seen the nitty-gritty specs of the plane and the companys plans for moving forward, they intend to buy 10 planes if everything comes together as planned.
But it also looks like Virgin is going to help make that happen: Boom founder Blake Scholl tells me that Virgin Galactics space division, The Spaceship Company, has committed to helping build and test the planes, including helping with the supersonic testing when the time comes.
Now, this doesnt mean that Virgin has bought the planes its a bit too early for that. Theyve signed a letter of intent, meaning that, having seen the nitty-gritty specs of the plane and the companys plans for moving forward, they intend to buy 10 planes if everything comes together as planned.
But it also looks like Virgin is going to help make that happen: Boom founder Blake Scholl tells me that Virgin Galactics space division, The Spaceship Company, has committed to helping build and test the planes, including helping with the supersonic testing when the time comes.
Mar 24, 2016 | 10:45 am
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Looks like this thread could be a bit less OT than expected, if this Guardian quote means what I think it does:
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets."
http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets."
http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class
Mar 24, 2016 | 1:37 pm
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Looks like this thread could be a bit less OT than expected, if this Guardian quote means what I think it does:
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets."
http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class
"As well as partnering with Virgin, Scholl said he has also signed a letter of intent with an major London-based airline, which wants to buy $2bn worth of his jets."
http://www.theguardian.com/business/...business-class
But if not BA (nor Virgin who are already mentioned), which other "major London-based airline" would it be?
Mar 24, 2016 | 1:37 pm
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And some others...
http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-to...952125/?no-ist
However (it is a really cute video)...
More info
http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-to...952125/?no-ist
However (it is a really cute video)...
More info
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Mar 24, 2016 | 2:15 pm
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But let's get real for a moment. The reason Concorde was grounded had pretty much nothing to do with sonic boom issues. Flying Europe-US east coast or US west coast-Asia gateways the sonic boom is a complete irrelevance, and that's where much of the money is.