[Dilbert San Diego]

What ever happened to the Concorde?

[blackdog]

"Super-fast"

I had no idea that was an engineering term?

[blackdog]

Give me $500 million today and I promise to give you a plane ride in 2028 @ mach 2.1. Fueled by unicorn magic dust and daisies.

[PGR88]

United announced a multimillion dollar investment in a carbon capture start-up and committed to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

If this isn't a cult, I don't know what is. Leftists should never, ever criticize organized religion again.

[Telepathic Intruder]

“...and cut some flight times in half. That means a flight from New York to London that typically lasts seven hours would only take 3½ hours.“

I don’t know how they came up with that figure.

[hinckley buzzard]

They’re going to have to do a helluva lot of “carbon capture” to make up for an SST. Especially since there is no real effective way to do it.

[wrcase]

Boom Supersonic. Did Gateway Pundit buy an airline?

[Steve_Seattle]

Is Boom an American company? Never heard of it.

[DarrellZero]

This is just a handshake agreement between United and one of
their VC buddies to hype some vaporware aircraft startup in exchange for some consideration way down the road if it ever actually happens. Probably won’t.

[pnz1]

I don’t know if I’d want a plane from a “start-up” much less one with “Boom” in the title

[CodeToad]

I don’t think Boom has overcome their violation of physics with their engine.

[Alas Babylon!]

Artist concept looks nice! Kinda small, don't you think?

[T.B. Yoits]

Meanwhile the industry continues its shift toward slower but more efficient aircraft using bypass turbofan engines.

It'll be tough to sell faster but less fuel-efficient aircraft to regular customers when you can't already sell them to corporate customers.

[irishjuggler]

This sounds like vaporware, but I’ve long complained about the lack of innovation in commercial air travel. Compared to the quantum leap from the Wright brothers to the first commercial jets in the ‘50s, the last 60 years have been pretty stagnant. Sure, there have been improvements in safety, auto-pilot and things like that. And first/business class have gotten cushier with semi-private pods, etc. But... bottom line, if I fly the U.S coast-to-coast, it’s the same damned 5 hours flight that it was a half-century ago. I know that there are problems with supersonic not only in terms of fuel consumption but also noise issues, but I truly believe that innovation is long overdue.

[Sequoyah101]

Short distance? How short? 200 miles or less?

Who is going to fly these “super fast” airplanes? Their diversity candidates and amazon squad?

[crusty old prospector]

I thought you could only fly supersonic over the oceans?

[Bernard]

If this plane goes any faster than this article talks about, you will get there before you clear TSA security check at your departure point.

Of course, it will probably require that the Boom Supersonic goes in Plaid Drive. Please fasten your safety belt.

[Vaduz]

Boom Supersonic
Bad choice of words

[Gay State Conservative]

I’ve been on several long haul flights in recent years...several 14 hour flights and one that was 15 hours 55 minutes (wheels up to wheels down). If I could pay the same fare and spend half the time in my seat I’d love it!

[Deplorable American1776]

I hope Boom doesn't go Bust. 😀

United is buying Electric Airplanes, too? Pilot: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, we are going to crash because the charging system for the plane is defective. If you voted for Dems and RINOs, please stay on the plane, if you voted for America, we will pass out parachutes. Thank you... 😀