Because of the fuel burn, they also don’t go that far. Military supersonic planes regularly do aerial refueling to make up for it. At the kind of range that Co

Because of the fuel burn, they also don’t go that far. Military supersonic planes regularly do aerial refueling to make up for it. At the kind of range that Concorde and the Tu-144 operated at, you can either spend three hours in a plush but narrow seat, or you can leave at night in a lie-flat business seat and wake up refreshed after a 6-8 hour sleep.