Re: Scram Success

From: Jeff Findley (jeff.findley_at_ugs.nojunk.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:39:57 -0500

"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> wrote in message
news:bxOmd.1456$EM3.780@fe37.usenetserver.com...
>
> "Rand Simberg" <simberg.interglobal@org.trash> wrote in message
> news:41aad97e.236491767@newsgroups.bellsouth.net...
> > No, it didn't. It only demonstrated that there is little demand for
> > supersonic flight across the Atlantic, at the prices offered. There's
> > huge demand for transcontinental or trans-Pacific supersonic flight,
> > if the ticket price were reasonable. I know I'd be willing to pay
> > more to reduce the time from LA or NY to Asia from fourteen hours or
> > more to five or six.
>
> How much more are you willing to pay? Cost is a big consideration for
many
> travelers.

It seems that fuel costs have a definite impact on the airline industry:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041028/airlines_labor_vs_fuel_6.html

Considering that the airlines are having a tough time with today's fuel
costs, I really do think that ever increasing fuel costs will limit the
economic viability of future supersonic passenger transports. Just how many
passenger transports will be supersonic will depend largely on the
difference in ticket prices which is largely driven by fuel costs.

Because of this, I'm sure that subsonic passenger transports will still be
found flying from the US to Asia decades after supersonic service is
introduced.

Jeff 

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