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Newly-minted unicorn startup Boom Supersonic's bid to relax testing rules has been spiked by the FAA, making it harder to bring faster-than-sound flight to the masses
11 days ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Supersonic commercial air travel has been a nostalgic memory since the Concorde was laid to rest in 2003, the victim of economics that no longer worked and a post-9/11 market that would transform the aviation landscape for decades to come .
If aerospace startup Boom Supersonic has its way, faster-than-sound travel will be a reality again in just a few years - and more widespread and accessible than it ever was during the Concorde years.
Now, supersonic passenger flight has moved a step closer to its return. The FAA issued a new final rule outlining how plane-makers...
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