Bombardier?s Global 8000 Heralds A New Future for Aviation
Sustainable flying in a supersonic jet is no longer a pipe dream.
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In the business of flying, airline companies compete to put as many aeroplanes as possible in the sky because each take-off represents incoming revenues. To earn more money, these companies are purchasing new aircraft in a bid to secure more passengers on board and in the skies. But there is a limit to the number of new planes each company can buy as it is not a simple purchase. A new Airbus A350, which is a favourite amongst airlines like Qatar Airways, could cost a company at least US$350 million.
As a result of this constraint, airline companies are forced to look at other possible ways, which means targeting the jetliners? speed. In other words, faster flights equate to more revenue. That was one of the reasons for the birth of the Concorde, the world?s fastest passenger-flying commercial aircraft, was to cut flight time significantly. A typical non-stop flight from London to New York is around eight hours, but the Concorde took only three hours. But at what cost"
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One of the reasons for the Concorde?s failure is its high fuel consumption. Along with this comes along the environmental impacts such as excessive carbon emission. While it was not too much of a concern back in the days, society now expects companies to have a r...
The post Bombardier?s Global 8000 Heralds A New Future for Aviation appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Bombardier
In the business of flying, airline companies compete to put as many aeroplanes as possible in the sky because each take-off represents incoming revenues. To earn more money, these companies are purchasing new aircraft in a bid to secure more passengers on board and in the skies. But there is a limit to the number of new planes each company can buy as it is not a simple purchase. A new Airbus A350, which is a favourite amongst airlines like Qatar Airways, could cost a company at least US$350 million.
As a result of this constraint, airline companies are forced to look at other possible ways, which means targeting the jetliners? speed. In other words, faster flights equate to more revenue. That was one of the reasons for the birth of the Concorde, the world?s fastest passenger-flying commercial aircraft, was to cut flight time significantly. A typical non-stop flight from London to New York is around eight hours, but the Concorde took only three hours. But at what cost"
READ MORE: Debunking Top 4 Myths On Private Jet Travel
One of the reasons for the Concorde?s failure is its high fuel consumption. Along with this comes along the environmental impacts such as excessive carbon emission. While it was not too much of a concern back in the days, society now expects companies to have a r...
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