Richard Branson reveals prototype for supersonic passenger aircraft
by Rupert Neate in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#21P2P)
Virgin Group founder has teamed with startup Boom to offer 'affordable' $5,000 flights between New York and London in 3.5 hours
Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday heralded the rebirth of supersonic passenger flights with the unveiling of a prototype aircraft promising 3.5-hour flights from London to New York for an "affordable" $5,000 return.
The billionaire Virgin Group founder said his Spaceship company would help Denver-based startup Boom build a new generation of supersonic jets and reintroduce transatlantic flight times unseen since Concorde was scrapped.