Originally Posted by
Twellsie
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.
Saw a program on Discovery recently, as the guy said. No one really commutes London New York or Paris New York anymore. If you do need to go there, you get a night flight and sleep on the plane. It's not like the 3-4 hours difference in crossings actually makes that much difference.
In fact with the advent of email or Webcams you don't even need to go these days.
If you want to go Supersonic in a plane go to Russia and
www.flymig.com Probably work out cheaper and you get your own ejector seat if the plane runs over debris on the runway.