I understand materials and methods may have changed, in some cases, dramatically, but I still believe there remains some value in lessons from the past to be learned from Concorde, from design to development to operation.
Originally Posted by
WingNut60
Very cool, BUT ..... where is the advantage in waiting for the 3 flights per week service when 50 A380's have arrived at destination in the meantime?
The advantage would be not having to sit in the back of Biggus Birdus, stuffed with 500 of your closest mates for a relative eon. And for the truly time-pressed, there and back with business complete before the gooney bird is done flapping her wings on the first go.
Now, from the perspective of the front end, I would imagine the pay packages would be rather attractive for the FL950 elite, compared to a long haul flight deck crew.