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I wonder how the current contraction in the airline industry will effect their plans or funding.
by iancmceachern 6y ago
I wonder how the current contraction in the airline industry will effect their plans or funding.
- TheRealNGenius 6y agoaffect
- detritus 6y agoIf anything, I'd see the current state of the air industry being in favour of what Boom promise - the [im?]practical concerns of the super-rich are vastly different to those of the rest of us.
- iancmceachern 6y agoI think the super rich would stick with private jets, no?
- mikepurvis 6y agoYeah, even if a private jet (whether owned or chartered) may not be as fast as this, it's going to be way less in terms of overall travel time in most cases, especially if it means you can fly out of non-busy regional airports closer to your origin and destination points.
- ceejayoz 6y agoAt the stated price point of $200M, this isn't out of reach for the super-rich. There are plenty of $100M+ privately owned jets around. (With some hilariously crazy features: https://www.greenpoint.com/747-8-aerolift/ https://www.greenpoint.com/747-8-aerolift/)
- phkahler 6y agoYou may want to read the article.
- iancmceachern 6y agoI did, they shared Boom's thoughts on it. I am wondering what will actually happen.
- mnw21cam 6y agoThe article is a blank white page. There's nothing to read.
- api 6y agoI doubt it will still be a big issue in 5 years, and I expect it to take longer for them to develop a real passenger plane, test it, and clear all the regulatory and performance hurdles.