Concorde is Back!

[The AD]

There's definitely a healthy market for luxury air travel. People who already fly Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, etc. will happily pay whatever it costs to get places in a fraction of the time.

I wonder what the breakdown was for leisure vs. business travel on Concorde? My gut tells me most of the Concorde passengers were flying for business and the way things have changes in terms of business travel I'm not sure that market is there anymore.

edit: that was easier to find then I thought it would be "Before service resumed in November, both airlines had kept in contact with frequent Concorde fliers, 80 percent of whom are business travelers..."
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/30/b...n-the-air.html

[The AD]

I just noticed they're claiming they will be flying passengers in 2029. Not a snowball's chance in hell that will happen.

[BmillsSkier]

I just noticed they're claiming they will be flying passengers in 2029. Not a snowball's chance in hell that will happen.

Which is why back at Boom HQ they be like:

[Skistack]

The maiden flight of a supersonic transport turns into a nightmare when saboteurs release a deadly virus on board.....

[BmillsSkier]

The maiden flight of a supersonic transport turns into a nightmare when saboteurs release a deadly virus on board.....

Holy shit that movie was ahead of its time.

What else happens that we need to know about?

[dunfree]

I wonder what the breakdown was for leisure vs. business travel on Concorde? My gut tells me most of the Concorde passengers were flying for business and the way things have changes in terms of business travel I'm not sure that market is there anymore.

edit: that was easier to find then I thought it would be "Before service resumed in November, both airlines had kept in contact with frequent Concorde fliers, 80 percent of whom are business travelers..."
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/30/b...n-the-air.html

I think it’s safe to say market dynamics have changed

The COncorde team decided to do some market research. They asked businessmen how much they thought a Concorde ticket cost. The answer, “Most of them didn’t know. It was their secretaries or travel companies doing the bookings. When they were asked to guess, because they were senior, very important people, they all guessed that the fare was higher. ” – explained Captain Jock Lowe, Concorde resource & Planning Manager.

[BmillsSkier]

I think it’s safe to say market dynamics have changed

[hatchgreenchile]

Dude, Adam Neumann walked away from the WeWork fiasco a billionaire. There's billions of dollars being thrown at companies with zero profit potential for years. If these people are smart, they'll be watching you ski by from their slopeside hot tub in five years. It's an awesome modern scam.

PE and VCs will take low hit rates because it only takes a few (or one) unicorns to make it worth it.

[Skistack]

Holy shit that movie was ahead of its time.

What else happens that we need to know about?

Spoiler alert. It crashes into a mountain.

[Benny Profane]

PE and VCs will take low hit rates because it only takes a few (or one) unicorns to make it worth it.

Yes, much like craps.

[MontuckyFried]

What could possibly go wrong????

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Did it go...
...."Boom"?

[BmillsSkier]

Spoiler alert. It crashes into a mountain.

But it got off the treadmill before the virus hit, right?

[Viva]

"Boom" doesn't seem like a very auspicious name for a plane company. I know they're trying to be cute with sonic boom, but still.

They ought to name it "Thrust"! Thenn they can engineer inn a private lounge in the back, rentable in fifteen minute increments, for folks aspiring to join the Mile-High Faster Than the Speed of Sound Club.

[seano732]

They ought to name it "Thrust"! Thenn they can engineer inn a private lounge in the back, rentable in fifteen minute increments, for folks aspiring to join the Mile-High Faster Than the Speed of Sound Club.

[ötzi]

Call the lounge the "Boom Boom Room"

[::: :::]

the Concorde was small
i hope this Boom thing is more generously furnished/sized for your Speedy Lounge

[JimmyCarter]

[Buster Highmen]

A flying grape?

[MontuckyFried]

Still pretty amazing to me how the Concorde first flew 52 freaking years ago (1969). Seems that asides from cheap airfare, air travel has devolved significantly. I remember as a kid thinking that if we had such luxurious, supersonic travel BACK THEN, oh what would air travel be like in 2020+?! ...sigh... oh well. At least it's dirt cheap. Or something.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

[BmillsSkier]

Call the lounge the "Boom Boom Room"

We rented a houseboat on Lake Cumberland for 4th of July in undergrad that had a “bonus” room on the roof by the hot tub that got dubbed the Boom Boom room for a variety of reasons.

Supersonic speeds could have really upped the ante on the goings on that happened in there.

[Buster Highmen]

Concorde?
They could have at least named it Pinot Noir.

Sheesh.

[Adolf Allerbush]

Still pretty amazing to me how the Concorde first flew 52 freaking years ago (1969). Seems that asides from cheap airfare, air travel has devolved significantly. I remember as a kid thinking that if we had such luxurious, supersonic travel BACK THEN, oh what would air travel be like in 2020+?! ...sigh... oh well. At least it's dirt cheap. Or something.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

The X59 is what folks should pay attention to IMO. If they're able to fix the sonic boom issues that the concorde had we'll be able to fly over land...makes flying coast to coast fur the day feasible.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/n...inal-assembly/

[Ted Striker]

I remember as a kid thinking that if we had such luxurious, supersonic travel BACK THEN, oh what would air travel be like in 2020+?! ...sigh... oh well. At least it's dirt cheap. Or something.

The industry term is "bus riders". As soon as the airlines saw them as a potential revenue stream, it was all over.

[Toadman]

"Boom" doesn't seem like a very auspicious name for a plane company. I know they're trying to be cute with sonic boom, but still.

Sonic is already taken, so...Boom it is. Would have been better to go with Boom! That exclamation point adds a certain bit of excitement.

[huckbucket]

what went wrong the first time around?