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Will we see soon a return of supersonic aircraft?

A legitimate question considering the steps made in this direction

Air transport with supersonic aircraft remains one of the highest peaks in the history of aeronautical technologies, but because of the accident at the Concorde at Paris airport in 2000, the high maintenance costs and the rising of oil prices -following the attack on the twin towers and the outbreak of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq-, in 2003 Air France and British Airways decided to dispose...

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Rome, Italy, 07/13/2018 18:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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