New ‘Concorde’ set to take off on first supersonic test flight

However, taking the project from the test stage through to service entry will be a tough task, requiring billions of dollars in additional funding, including a yet-to-be produced engine design.
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Would-be rival Aerion collapsed in 2021 after backers that had included Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Electric pulled out.
Boom may face an even more formidable barrier in the shape of airline commitments to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, as the industry comes under pressure to match reductions being achieved by carmakers.
Blake Scholl, who founded Boom in 2014, has nevertheless said there is no reason why the Overture shouldn’t run on the same sustainable aviation fuel that airlines are counting on to decarbonise their regular flights.
He puts the market at more than 1000 of the planes, based on the number of people flying business class today on routes where demand for supersonic travel would be sufficient to boost airline profits.
The Telegraph, London