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    1 year ago

    The planes [Concordes] were grounded in 2003, as operators British Airways and Air France blamed a downturn in demand and increasing maintenance costs.

    Trying to reduce/eliminate the sonic boom is cool, but it won’t solve these problems.

    The Concorde also needed a very long runway. I wonder if they’re looking at that issue, too. That will increase flexibility, and could improve demand.