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Will Boom succeed where Concorde failed?

By Bjorn Fehrm November 17, 2016, ©. Leeham Co: Boom Technology plans to do a 45-seat airliner for supersonic passenger traffic with service entry by 2023. Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic has already placed an optional order for 10 units… Read More

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 Posted on November 17, 2016 by Bjorn Fehrm

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     Concorde, Richard Branson, SST, Tupolev 144, Virgin Atlantic

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