Billionaires can now reserve this $100 million luxury supersonic business jet...

今日の英語の習慣化の題材は...

Covid-19 以後、Luxuryなニュースが入って来ました。

Civilian Supersonic ジェット業界に次世代超音速Business ジェットの予約が入ったみたいです。しかも、個人。

Mach1.6で飛行、航続距離もあり、世界の主要都市間を航続距離に置けるSuperジェット、価格もそれなり... $100million...
早速読んでおきましょう！

The last couple of years have been quite challenging for companies working hard to bring back supersonic civilian air travel, especially after massive disruptions were caused by the pandemic. Ironically, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the final flight of Concorde, and the return of supersonic air travel seems quite uncertain. It all started in 2021 when US supersonic business jet developer Aerion went bust amid financial troubles. Further panic was caused when Boom Supersonic, a major player in the segment, announced last year that its tie-up with Rolls-Royce had collapsed. However, there’s one company that still is confident that it’ll play a pivotal role in reintroducing supersonic flights in civil aviation. We are talking about Massachusetts-based Spike Aerospace which is progressing with its plans to build a supersonic business jet called the S-512. The company even recently started accepting reservations for its jets through its official website.

Spike Aerospace originally announced the project to develop the S-512 supersonic business jet way back in 2013 with a very optimistic plan to launch the aircraft by 2018. Over the years the S-512 project went through many changes along with alterations to the timeline. Currently, the company is developing a version that will be able to accommodate up to 18 passengers. According to the Boston-based company, the supersonic jet will be capable of flying at speeds up to Mach 1.6 (1,100mph), which is 500mph faster than any other civilian jet. This will drastically cut down the travel time from New York to London to just three hours. The Spike S-512 will also offer a range of 6,200 nautical miles (about 7,100 miles), which will make it suitable for non-stop travel between major international cities.