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This Will Be ‘The Next Big Thing,' According to Richard Branson
3 monthes ago - By Fortune
Supersonic jetliner travel, which ended more than a decade ago with the Concorde, will make a comeback and transform the aviation industry in coming years, according to billionaire Richard Branson.
"The next big thing, hopefully in my lifetime, will be supersonic travel coming back and people traveling around the world in next to no time," Branson told Bloomberg Television in an interview in Washington Tuesday. "And hopefully in a relatively environmentally friendly way."
Branson's Virgin Galactic is already working with Boom Technology Inc. on its supersonic jet, and Japan Airlines Co. in...
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