The United Airlines agency wants to bring back supersonic travel by 2029. The airline said Thursday it plans to buy 15 supersonic planes with an option for 35 more planes, once the start-up designs an aircraft. which flies faster than the speed of sound while respecting safety and environmental standards.
Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, said the company is on track to become the most innovative and sustainable, thanks to the advancement of technology. These planes will have to meet the requirements of safety, operation and durability. Nevertheless, the price of a ticket to one of the 88 seats on this plane would not be expensive, about the price of a first class ticket on a standard airline.
A recovery from the Concorde
This resumption of supersonic travel comes after an interruption of this type of flight for 18 years. The plane Concorde retired in 2003 after 27 years of flying. In July 2000, enthusiasm for supersonic travel was impacted after a Concorde flight out of Paris crashed into a hotel, killing all 100 passengers as well as nine crew members and four hotel guests. . Operated by British Airlines and Air France, the Concorde was also hit following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2010.
Several problems have already been noticed with the Concorde, considered too noisy to fly in densely populated areas. The « boom » engine, very noisy is also not appreciated. Excessive fuel consumption has already been the subject of numerous reviews. However, United Airlines said the airliners would be optimized to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel and would effectively be carbon neutral.
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