Originally Posted by
Charlie/Hank
i agree with what Rick says there especially after 9/11 stuff that hit the air industry hard and things were gradually slowing down to now a recession does make it so hard.
just weird to think that something that gets you somewhere quicker is not what people want so to speak ( i know the is a lot of issues)
i work in aerospace and its a very funny time, 9/11 had a major effect on the industry and is only just starting to pick up, nothing like what it was before. For example Rolls Royce have reduced their production of the Trent range of engines by 30% and also the Boeing XWB project being pushed out to fook knows when, lol
What killed concorde is cheap holidays, everybody these days goes abroad for their holiday, and everybody wants to pay as little as possible.
do you ask at the travel agents what type of plane you will be flying on?
Concorde as great as it was, is today by modern standards very in-efficient, super-sonic speed doesnt come cheap, the new Airbus A380 is about 30% more efficient and can carry nearly 40% more passengers than the old Jumbo.
It is sad to see but all the major airline builders are focussing on econony, not the cool stuff like speed and height.
thank fook they are still pushing the boundries with millitary aviation, lol