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Old 10-17-2011, 11:32 AM   #118
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
I'm somewhat surprised one or more of the "upscale" carriers like Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, etc. haven't pushed for development of a modern SST. Maybe they have but it's just not economically feasible to design and manufacture what would ultimately be a niche aircraft without heavy government subsidies (like the Concorde received)?
If any airline had the money to waste on doing it, look no further than Emirates.

There is still the big problem on not allowing supersonic travel over land due to the sonic boom. There are some new designs that minimize that, so if you solve that problem and the immense cost to develop and operate an SST we may see it happen.
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