Yes, with fuel prices on the rise it's the perfect time to build a fuel-guzzling aircraft.
Today’s world sees flying as cheap and very unglamorous.
Well, today there are a lot of cars which are very cheap and fuel economic. And there are those fuel-guzzling SUVs, Sports cars and Luxury Limousines.
Which ones sell better and make more profit for their manufacturers ?
Which British cars are still built ? The Morris or the Mini? Or maybe the Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Range Rover or Aston Martin ?
Of course there is no market for 1000 new Concordes, but maybe for 100. There are still enough people around that pay any price if only they can be special. There are still enough people for whom time is BIG money, and arriving before you depart easily pays off for those. Working the morning in London and having lunch with business partners in New York and signing the contracts in the afternoon is still very attractive.