The Global Elite Just Got Another Way to Leave the Rest of Us Behind

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United’s decision to develop a supersonic jet is just part of what’s happening for those who don’t ever want to join an airport line again.

Published Jun. 4 2021 4:53AM EDT

The way the global elite will fly in a post-pandemic world is getting a lot clearer with the decision by United Airlines to buy a fleet of supersonic jets.

The demand to fly faster—a lot faster—has been frustrated since the needle-nosed Anglo-French Concorde was grounded after a crash in 2000 that...

Clive Irving

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The Global Elite Just Got Another Way to Leave the Rest of Us Behind

United’s decision to develop a supersonic jet is just part of what’s happening for those who don’t ever want to join an airport line again.

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Clive Irving