United Airlines aims to revive supersonic passenger travel with Boom
By DW
04 June 2021 |
2:00 pm
London to New York may again be possible in under 4 hours after the US-based airline struck a deal for 15 ultrafast jets. Regular commercial supersonic flights have not been seen since 2003.
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