
Twenty years after Concorde, can supersonic jets soar again?
Live MintMuch of modern life has improved since the 1970s. It makes the economic case for supersonic jets much weaker: It limits the market size, prevents companies from engaging in trial-and-error to find the most profitable routes, and eliminates the vast majority of potential business travel. Boom Technology Inc., for example, plans to fuel its supersonic jets using direct-air carbon capture, which would make flights carbon neutral. Although the FAA is clearly rethinking things — in January, it relaxed rules for supersonic test flights — it needs to move faster to ensure that American companies take the lead in this promising new field. In addition to replacing its misguided ban on supersonic flights over land, it should address environmental objections by collecting and publishing impact data from the jets’ test flights, and ensuring that all the new supersonic companies comply with international rules for offsetting carbon emissions.
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Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
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Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk
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The ‘Baby Boom’ Charts a Return to Supersonic Flight
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