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There are certainly people who can afford it, but at that level there is literally no reason to. With that kind of cash people come to you, there's no reason to

There are certainly people who can afford it, but at that level there is literally no reason to. With that kind of cash people come to you, there's no reason to try and rush across the globe in a cramped jet to make a meeting. The uber rich tend to like jumbo jets outfitted to the max and get to set their own schedules.

dogma1138 8y ago
Jumbo jets aren't nearly as expensive as people think, these are often rented and those which are not can be resold. Jumbo jets would not require anywhere near the amount of investment the concorde would even if you didn't had to recertify it from scratch. For the most part the "uber rich" would use a private jet as long as they can make money of it as in being able to get where they need to be at the shortest of notices which the concord won't allow them. You can land a gulfstream anywhere same goes for something like a 737, a 747 is a bit more restrictive but it still can land in virtually every metropolitan airport in the world. Heck the fuel costs alone would be over the top even for the uber rich were talking about $50-60,000 an hour at it's cruising speed of 1260 knots.
cyberferret 8y ago
When you look at $ per flying hour (the standard measurement of aircraft ownership), the 747 is peanuts compared to something like Concorde. Almost every airport in the world has infrastructure to handle a 747. Very few can handle something like Concorde. (Talking mainly runway length requirements and noise abatement regulations). Not to mention service facilities (and the Concorde needs LOTS of servicing between flight sequences). Also, 747 qualified pilots, mechanics and support personnel are easily found whereas Concorde experts are like hens teeth, and likely very expensive to boot. Plenty of lease companies and boneyards have spares and components to keep a 747 flying too, but very few have replacement Concorde engines or avionics on hand. Added to the mix, these 'uber rich' who can afford a 747 also like things like King sized beds, shower facilities, meeting rooms, even spas in their aircraft for maximum comfort. There is simply no room in the Concorde's narrow airframe or limited payload capacity to even think of trying to fit these things in.

dogma1138 8y ago

Jumbo jets aren't nearly as expensive as people think, these are often rented and those which are not can be resold. Jumbo jets would not require anywhere near the amount of investment the concorde would even if you didn't had to recertify it from scratch. For the most part the "uber rich" would use a private jet as long as they can make money of it as in being able to get where they need to be at the shortest of notices which the concord won't allow them. You can land a gulfstream anywhere same goes for something like a 737, a 747 is a bit more restrictive but it still can land in virtually every metropolitan airport in the world. Heck the fuel costs alone would be over the top even for the uber rich were talking about $50-60,000 an hour at it's cruising speed of 1260 knots.

cyberferret 8y ago

When you look at $ per flying hour (the standard measurement of aircraft ownership), the 747 is peanuts compared to something like Concorde. Almost every airport in the world has infrastructure to handle a 747. Very few can handle something like Concorde. (Talking mainly runway length requirements and noise abatement regulations). Not to mention service facilities (and the Concorde needs LOTS of servicing between flight sequences). Also, 747 qualified pilots, mechanics and support personnel are easily found whereas Concorde experts are like hens teeth, and likely very expensive to boot. Plenty of lease companies and boneyards have spares and components to keep a 747 flying too, but very few have replacement Concorde engines or avionics on hand. Added to the mix, these 'uber rich' who can afford a 747 also like things like King sized beds, shower facilities, meeting rooms, even spas in their aircraft for maximum comfort. There is simply no room in the Concorde's narrow airframe or limited payload capacity to even think of trying to fit these things in.