MAJOR projects to cut flights from London to New York City down by half are gaining speed - and could become a reality sooner than you think. A number of supersonic ideas have emerged in recent years in a bid to be crowned the "son of Concorde". 6 Will anyone be able to bring back the speeds once achieved by Concorde? Credit: Getty 6 Test flights of Boom's XB-1 have picked up this year Credit: Boom Technology Concorde was the last supersonic service to run more than 20 years ago.
Its final journey ran from John F. Kennedy International Airport in NYC on October 24, 2003. So could one of these supersonic ideas take off and bring back the heyday of speedy air travel? The Sun looks at some of the projects underway.
.. Read more about jets INTO ORBIT Space plane to perform 'invisible' manoeuvre as mystery shrouds its TRUE purpose READY, JET, GO! Hypersonic jet able to fly from UK to NY in 2hrs step closer to 1st flight Boom Supersonic XB-1 6 Boom has already carried out a number of test flights Credit: Boom Technology Boom has been seriously ramping up testing this year for its XB-1 trijet.
The company intends for the tech to eventually pave the way for its very own Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner. Boom wants to make London to NYC more affordable than Concorde in 3.5 hours.
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