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Readers in focus at EBACE2018 and scope of industry innovation and scope ofindustry www.worldcommercereview.com J tion oftheBusinessAviation Guideto theUseofSustainableAlternative Fuels Jet (SAJF). focused onraising awareness andadoption ofavailable andemerging alternative jetfueloptions, andtheintroduc Perhaps themostsignificant announcement to come from this year’s event concerned theindustry’s newinitiative rewarding career opportunities. to explore generation abouttheindustry, andlearn ofaviationthis next anditsmany leadershastheopportunity Careers inBusinessAviation Day returned to EBACE2018 to introduce students to businessaviation andhelpensure personnel to fulfillamultitudeof roles, are alsokey concerns. 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Additional sessionsat EBACE2018 topics astheprobable effects fromimportant theupcomingramifications implementation ofBrexit whichwillcarry EBACE2018, whichtook place 29-31May continued inGeneva, thisproud tradition withdiscussionsregarding such ters affecting theindustry. industry stakeholders, aswell todiscussthemost officialsandotherpolicymakers, asregulatory industry pressing mat as oneoftheworld’s premier aviation events, hostingEurope’s top businessleaders, entrepreneurs, andother sociation (EBAA), theannualEuropean BusinessAviation Convention &Exhibition(EBACE) continues to stand ointly hosted by theNational BusinessAviation Association (NBAA) andtheEuropean BusinessAviation As- - - www.worldcommercereview.com reduction wasreduction codified through theBusiness Aviation Commitment onClimate Change, unveiled inNovember aircraft, withaproven record ofadvances Previously, reduction. incarbon theindustry’s commitment to emissions The businessaviation hasalsolongbeendedicated community to reducing greenhouse gas(GHG) emissionsfrom more efficient, but have alsodelivered gainsinsafety and environmental sustainability. ites andpropulsion systems, aswell astechnologies suchasGPSandADS-B, have notonlymadebusinessaircraft Business aviation haslongbeenontheforefront oftechnological innovation. Advancements inwinglets, compos - Promoting alternative fuels and future commitment to emissions reduction emissions to commitment future and business aviation is an industry with a past, present present past, a with industry an is aviation business From a global standpoint, our aim is equally certain: certain: equally is aim our standpoint, global a From www.worldcommercereview.com Association (NATA) andNBAA. Associationtion Manufacturers (GAMA), theInternational BusinessAviation Council andNational Air Transportation stakeholdersinthisinitiative includetheEuropeanThe primary Business Aviation Association (EBAA), GeneralAvia- facility. and manufacturing the United States airfield -andlocallyat every commitment to emissionsreduction. That commitment globally, isshared by theindustry here inEurope, backin From withapast, present business aviation andfuture aglobalstandpoint, isanindustry ouraimisequallycertain: safety andappropriateness ofusingthemwherever theyare available. others may have aboutthesenewfuels, andwe want to allay any concerns theymay have abouttheperformance, As anindustry, we want to answer questionsthat aircraft operators, FBOs, owners, pilots, fuelproviders, and airports levels. touchpoints: themanufacturers, theground handlersandtheoperators, at thenational, regional andinternational Through thisnewinitiative, we hopethat businessaviation may advance theproliferation at allthelogical ofSAJF sources. tor facilities, against widespread beenthelackofproduction adoptionhasprimarily andwidespread distribution flights over thepastseveral years, alternative the fuelsaretechnology ishere, already a butthelimitingfac reality; emissions-reducing alternative fuels. As hasbeenshown through numerous announcements anddemonstration It’s quite fittingthat EBACE theintroduction ofthisnew, marked concrete step towards widespread adoptionof bon-neutral growth from 2020onwards, anda50percent emissionsby incarbon reduction 2050,relative to 2005. 2009, whichoutlinedsteps to realize a2percent improvement per year inefficiency from 2010 until 2020,car - - www.worldcommercereview.com accomplished, allwhileonce againshowcasing the size, strength, anddiversity ofthisvitalglobalindustry. current andprospective aircraft owners, andcustomers manufacturers into onemeetingplace to work getcritical Widely regarded three days asthemostimportant inbusinessaviation, NBAA-BACE willonce together againbring 16-18,2018inOrlando,October FL. tending theupcoming 2018NBAABusinessAviation Convention &Exhibition(NBAA-BACE), whichwilltakeplace I would alsoliketo invite readers ofWorld Commerce professionals Review to jointheestimated at 27,000industry the Asian region. year’s Next ABACE willtakeplace inShanghaifrom 16-18,2019. April ation Association (AsBAA), ABACE2018 underscored theenthusiasm, growth andpotential for businessaviation in (SAA), Authority Jointly andcoordinated hosted by theNBAAand the ShanghaiAirport withtheAsian BusinessAvi - premier event focused ontheindustry’s growth throughout ChinaandtheAsia-Pacific. aviation community, sotoo hastheAsian BusinessAviation Conference &Exhibition(ABACE) grown to become the the 2019editionofEBACE scheduledfor 21-23May 2019.Similarto therole EBACE plays intheEuropean business measure, every By EBACE2018 was agreat success, and we lookforward to welcoming backto everyone for Geneva with otherglobalevents hosted by orco-hosted NBAA. out theEuropean continent, sotoo hasEBACE grown to become oneoftheworld’s premier aviation events, inline As recognition hasincreased for themany contributions ofbusinessaviation to citizens andcommunities through - Learn more business aviation about at events NBAA-supported - www.worldcommercereview.com where you may firsthand. experience thestrength ■ andscope ofourindustry the more than11,000 membersofNBAA,Iinvite you to consider attending oneormore oftheseimpressive events, NBAA remains committed to protecting andpromoting theglobaldevelopment ofbusinessaviation. Onbehalfof www.worldcommercereview.com showcase for theEuropean business aviation industry. once again served as a powerful and forward-looking andforward-looking asapowerful once againserved Embracing thefuture As the2018editionofEBACE concluded, theevent Simon Williams shares histhoughts www.worldcommercereview.com T derstandably attracted agreat dealofinterest. andthepromotionin timesofcrisis; ofcareer opportunities. Yves ‘Jetman’ was Rossy thekeynote speakerandun- Thereafter, thekeythemesthat emerged were: Brexit; andairspace access; European businessaviation’s airport role clients team understandandmeetCORSIA hard are toAircraft working support requirements Registry Sustainable Alternative JetFuels. With international climate andemissionsrequirements inmind, theIsleofMan withtheunveilingEBACE thedevelopment initiative andadoptionof 2018started to ofanindustry-wide further great that industrialist theorganisers choseto dedicate theevent to hismemory. figure,Serge Dassault,ed industry hadsadlypassed awayIt of was anotablemark respect for this at theageof93. EBACE 2018was however initiallytingedwithsadnessat theoutsetwhenitwas announced that awell-respect towardtrends looking we to discussedallpoint anenergetic industry tomorrow.” & CEOofEBACE co-organizer, newaircraft models, thenewbusinessmodels, thefeatured NBAA: “The speakers andthe erence fortheindustry’s history, aswell asanembrace ofitsfuture.” This was asentiment shared by EdPresident Bolen, Business Aviation community,” saidJuergen Wiese, ofEBACE chairman co-organizer, show reflected a rev “The EBAA. was ofthe optimisticEBACE adecidedlyupbeat, “This whichhighlighted week, thepassionandenthusiasm attheheart presencewas great at theshow strong industry asever. to IsleofMan seeavery ofbusinessaviation,the broad includingultra-long-range spectrum businessjets, turboprops andhelicopters. It This very successfulThis event very concluded on31 inGeneva bition by Simon Williams, Director ofCivil Aviation andAdrian Tickle, Flight Operations Technical Manager. was represented Aircrafthe IsleofMan Registry at the2018European BusinessAviation Convention &Exhi- exhibitors whichrepresents anincrease onlastyear. There were 54aircraft onstatic display whichreflected st May 2018andInote that thetrade show drew 418 . - - www.worldcommercereview.com increasing confidence that theUS-led resurgence willhave apositive‘knock-on’ effect in Europe andbeyond. increasingly well.is performing appearsnotto Demand beasstrong currently inEurope butthere doesseem to be A key ‘market intelligence theme’ that Iamnow notingwithmore frequency, isthat theUSbusinessaviation market Man becomes a centre of aviation excellence aviation of centre a becomes Man All of our work is based on my central vision that the Isle of of Isle the that vision central my on based is work our of All importing best practice from the UK, Europe and beyond. beyond. and Europe UK, the from practice best importing whilst maintaining high standards of ICAO compliance and and compliance ICAO of standards high maintaining whilst This will allow us to be at the forefront of aviation regulation regulation aviation of forefront the at be to us allow will This www.worldcommercereview.com other events. Suchahigh-profile arrangement might ofthe6 be expected EBACESome attendees andWCRreaders may that IOMAR besurprised doesnothave anexhibition boothat thisor this isawelcome development. tained increases andassociated inbusiness aviation improvements activity inpositive sentiment. market Clearly exacerbated by continued globalpoliticalandfinancialuncertainty. Butitlookslikethere are clearsigns ofsus- This allhasto betingedwithasenseofrealism given talkof ‘trade wars’ between majornations whichisinevitably menced operations in2007. received response suchastrongly from supportive our clients, many ofwhomhave beenwithussince we com- Aircraftof Man Registry. Iamnotonegiven over to hyperbole orexaggeration, soamgenuinelydelighted to have particular,In Iwas delighted to note theconsistent, strongly positive feedback for thehard-working team at theIsle ening experience. sense offocus, positive was analtogether genuineenthusiasm andheart andoptimisminthosethat very Imet. It I spent theentire EBACE event inback-to-back meetings, followed events. by evening networking Inoticed areal standardsregulatory whilstdelivering excellent customer service’. delivering matters ofreal Orputanotherway: substance basedonourethosofSafety withService. ‘facilitating high tion oftheirchoice. We puttheclient firstandgo the to them, rather thanreverse.expecting We prefer to focus on Instead, we establishameetingprogramme withnew/existing directly clients andthen meetwiththemat theloca- well andhasprovenclients (andtheRegistry) successful. to bevery intheworld.tion registry However, we have deliberately settledonamore our humblemodusoperandi that serves th largest private/corporate businessavia- - www.worldcommercereview.com year; oneofwhichwas for thesecond year running! are always improvements that canbemade. 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There have beenmany highpoints. We proud sofar are ofthesuccess very Aircraft oftheIsleMan Registry • • • Recognising that businessaviation operations are 24/7/365 andthat we are responsible for businessaircraft significant time.ents further demands placed ontheteam allowing for muchmore flexible and responsive operations, sosaving ourcli- inated thein-houseerror zero. rate to virtually This hasresulted inastep to changereduction thework load We have successfully introduced adigital information system whichhasvastly improved andelim- efficiency cant amounts ofvaluable time. 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Introducing ICAO 3to ouraviation Annex 6Part legislation IISection thusbringing oursafety standards to is closed. allowing ofourservice, clients information to accessform onlineeven important akeypart whentheoffice across theentire globe(incorporating mosttimezones) we successfully launchedonlineservices. They now corporate business jets business corporate registering and ongoing safety oversight of private/ of oversight safety ongoing and registering excellent, award winning reputation for the the for reputation winning award excellent, The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry has gained an an gained has Registry Aircraft Man of Isle The www.worldcommercereview.com ness Aviation and its supporting industries to inasafe,ness Aviation industries flourish efficient anditssupporting and compliant manner. rope andbeyond. As aresponsible we andproactive intend jurisdiction to setthebestpossible conditions for Busi- ing that theIslandaviation legislation is up to‘bang date’ by incorporating Eu law from- andbestpractice theUK, by maintaining thehighestappropriate levelsmake themostofthisopportunity ofICAO compliance whilstensur A keyelement willbeto makethemostofrepatriating theaviation legislative process to theIsland. We intend to improvementsmaking inthisregard. client base. There of ouroperation are to and always enhance theefficiency we constantly opportunities focuson raising standards oversight ofsafety andregulatory to ourmuch-valued whilstproviding thebestpossiblesupport That said, we have somuchmore plannedfor thefuture andare passionate aboutincrementally/appropriately terms, itisto continue to incrementally buildonthefoundations laidthusfar. The lastthree ofsomemajorstrategic years haswitnessedthedelivery andinsimple goals. for So themostpart What is the strategic plan for the 10 next years? • oversight, soallowing BusinessAviation to bureaucracy. unhindered flourish by unnecessary fit beingenhanced cooperation between states thus avoiding any potential for duplicated or contradictory which hasallowed for Letters ofUnderstandingto besigned between IOMAR andthoseNAAs. The bene Recognition excellence ofourregulatory by European memberstate National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) - - www.worldcommercereview.com firmly believe that the industry willalways believefirmly finda that theindustry way to succeed. They are clever, determined andpassionate aboutwhat theydo. Thus Iamrobustly optimisticfor thefuture and I have great faithintheresilience andresourcefulness ofthepeoplethat makeupthebusiness aviation industry. being flat market conditions. ismovingHopefully theseare onfrom indicators what that many theindustry commentators have as described tion traffic movements in Europe andbeyond. There are more significant technological developments coming too. With thefuture inmind, Ihave noted several recently reports that highlight sustainablegrowth inbusinessavia- challenges over thelastdecade, withthefinancialcrash beingthemostobvious low point. positive developments. there As have withany industry beenhighsandlows andbusinessaviation hasfaced many There have growth, ofremarkable beenperiods technological advances, newcompanies andsomevery appearing perspective. believe Ifirmly that business aviation hasa greatto tell. story that IamapassionateThose meknow advocate that know soIwillalways ofthisgreat adoptapositive industry hold? one next How has the sector changed over the last decade and what does the www.worldcommercereview.com The benefitsof principal registeringMan are: anaircraft ontheIsle of that balance rightand delivering withreal substance, thenthenumbersandgrowth themselves. shouldlookafter tween standards facilitating highregulatory whilstdelivering excellent we If work customer hard service. at getting success associated withtheRegistry, ourfocus ison ‘doing theright thing’, that finebalance be andthat isstriking lates what we have sought to achieve from theoutset. 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As www.worldcommercereview.com entrance for theexclusive use ofpassengersandcrew enabling even quicker access direct to andfrom theairport, TAG Farnborough and wide offersrange ofamenitiesincludingafast-track a ofservices complete Airport portfolio Complete of services portfolio to convert thehard shoulderinto traffic anextra lane, all contribute to relieve congestion. latest technology to give drivers better information onroad conditions ahead. These features, aswell astheability to bothcentral Londonthe airport andthesurrounding area, usingvariable speedlimitsto managetraffic andthe times to and from hassubstantially enhanced motorway theairport. oneofthekeytrunkroads linking The Smart has brought animmediate benefit to customers of London’s business aviation gateway withimproved journey between FarnboroughSince motorway opening inJuly2017,thenewfour-lane M3Smart andtheM25interchange the centre of everything we do we everything of centre the and enhance our facilities, putting our customers at at customers our putting facilities, our enhance and As we look to the future, we will continue to invest invest to continue will we future, the to look we As www.worldcommercereview.com area therunway. overlooking tive features includea ‘TopBrewer’ coffee machinewhichcanbeoperated viaadedicated iPad, seating andagallery coffee byadorned afuselageclock, Other distinc tableand exhaust lampcustom madefrom vintage aircraft parts. ed inthelounge, and to individualsorsmall comfort groups. whilstalsooffering privacy The sophisticated interior is designed therunway loungeoverlooking inthemain terminal building. Upto 80passengerscanbeaccommodat teams aswell ascreativesports professionals, TAG Farnborough Airport’s customer facilitiesalsofeature aspecially responseIn to anemerging demandfor higher-volumegroups ofpassengerssuchas corporate flights carrying and shower rooms bothinthegymand adjacent mainterminal building. gym equippedwithtreadmills, cross trainers, exercise bikes, weight machines, amongstothers, aswell asdedicated lounge and ‘snooze’ room equippedwithflat ergonomic bedsanda chairas zero-gravity well asan exclusive crew from theyexpect Europe’sthe services New crew amenities introduced leadingbusinessairport. includeaquiet facilities andbespokeservices. With advanced passengersandcrew modern, facilitiesandnewservices, receive hasinvestedborough Airport more than£200millionininfrastructure development to provide state-of-the-art To experience for passengersandcrew, airport deliver afirst-class for thefuture, positioningtheairport TAG - Farn Investing inthefuture through London. makes ing services, TAG of choice for Farnborough businessaviation customers theone-stop-shop travelling Airport This, together withheated hangarspace (240,000sq. andsecure fuelling, ft.) parking, 24/7cleaningandengineer site. catering isprovided In-house by Absolute Taste whichalsooperates theApron Café intheterminal building. clearance, concierge conference service, andevent facilities, andtheAviator hotel conveniently luxury located on ramp access to waiting adiscrete jetsensuring andconvenient flight experience, on-site customs andimmigration - - - www.worldcommercereview.com positioned to takefulladvantage ofthegrowing businessaviation As market. agrowing businessaviation airport TAG Farnborough hasapproval to Airport increase thenumberto 50,000by 2019(inincremental steps) andiswell Aviation Council (IBAC). for BusinessAircraft aglobalcode Handling(IS-BAH), ofbestsafety managedby practices theInternational Business CorporateInternational BusinessJetsandAirbus includingBoeing aircraftto the Standard types Jetsandiscertified TAG Farnborough currently handlesapproximately Airport 25,000flights per annum catering for awide range of A growing businessaviation airport they comply withtheregulations. allowsScheme pet dogs, cats andferrets to travel around theworld andenter theUKwithoutquarantine aslong astheairport’sVeterinary firston-site Services, dedicated very Pet Officer. TravelScheme Support The Pet Travel has appointed aqualified LizShickle, vet with 30 years’ experience asaOfficer intheUK Government Veterinary itisforRecognising how petsto travel important withtheirowners safely andefficiently, TAG Farnborough Airport customers companions andtheirpet Serving sents imagesoftheworld map from over variousperspectives imagesofthe human eye. rience at Europe’s leadingbusinessaviation ofworks airport. by collection Marc pre Quinn This unique andstriking enhancingthecustomer expe terminal,Through further Eye ofHistory, isondisplay at theairport’s state-of-the-art Bank andDeutsche Culture BankArt, eh, Deutsche &Sports Wealth offive Management, theseries works, entitled whichareQuinn onloanfrom theworld renowned collaboration In BankCollection. with Deutsche Tatiana- Ojj experience, customers cannow enjoy anexclusive Marc display ofwork artist, by contemporary theleadingBritish As another example of TAG Farnborough Airport’s commitment to on-going creating auniqueandbespoketravel Further enhancingthecustomer experience - - www.worldcommercereview.com approach isreflected by TAG was recognised andin2016the airport byFarnborough Airport The Green Organisa- The world ofbusinessaviation isalsofuture emphasisonresponsible focused, development. withaparticular This Sustainable development on delivering forcustomers andcrew.” thehigheststandard ofservice TAG Farnborough “Following Airport. therecent investment to upgrade ourterminal facilities, continues ourfocus to be fantastic results are atribute to thededication“These ofallouremployees atFarnborough,” says Brandon O’Reilly, CEO European FBO’ by Pro Pilot ofqualifiedpilots. inasurvey patchers from international operators. And for the12thconsecutive year TAG Farnborough was named Airport ‘Best who useFBOsand/orare involved directly inflight planning, ofpilots, includingacross-section aircrews anddis- inAIN’scategory for international 11years FBOsurvey inarow based onfeedback from –anannualsurvey readers andProfessionalFBO Survey andalsotopped Pilot the Survey PRASE ‘Europe, East, Africa andAsia Middle Pacific’ ping international FBOpolls. thepastyear, In was ranked firstinthe International theairport Aviation News (AIN) TAG Farnborough isconsistently for recognised top Airport itsfirstclassfacilitiesandservices, withinthe industry TAG Farnborough leadsinternational Airport FBOpolls commercial airports. in terms oflocation, infrastructure andcustomer facilitiesto takeadditionalbusinessaviation traffic from congested congested, andslotconstrained. As demandfor businessaviation increases, TAG Farnborough iswell placed Airport A significant amount ofbusiness aviation traffic toand from which London are continues togo airports through ments (ATM) recent during months. customers from aroundserving theworld, TAG Farnborough seenarecord hasinfact, growth inairtraffic move - - www.worldcommercereview.com arship. inform successful andeducate isthe project aboutaviation. Oneparticularly TAG Farnborough Flying- Schol Airport ‘Aviation to Education’ programme isanimportant that reaches outto schoolsandcolleges withinthelocalarea to young peoplefrom to thelocalcommunity become involved intheworld ofaviation. to important Community engagement isvery TAG Farnborough iscommitted Airport. to encouragingThe airport Community engagement carbon ‘Neutrality’ by 2018 whichrequires offsetting has control. emissions residual carbon over whichtheairport intheUK to have isoneoffive achieved airports theough Airport ‘Optimisation’ level andisnow ontarget to reach thestep-by-step processcertify towards comprehensive managementneutrality. carbon andcarbon TAG Farnbor was awarded thethird offour levels ofaccreditation - ‘Mapping’, ‘Reduction’, ‘Optimisation’ and ‘Neutrality’ -which Carbon Accreditation.through schemecalledAirport 2013, anindependent, In voluntary TAG Farnborough Airport Such initiatives are contributing to thefinalstagesofa ten-year project to manageand reduce emissions carbon ment: zero waste to landfill was achieved throughout 2016. as well generation, asustainablestafftravel astheuseoftraditional bikes, solarelectricity planand waste manage hangar heating systems, ground handlingandstaffshuttle electric low-energy lighting vehicles across theairfield, site initiatives itselfhave acrossOther includedenhanced theairport energy monitoring andreporting, specialised of themostbiodiverse places intheworld. vation intheAmazon project rainforest (Florestal Project), Santa Maria whichworks towards protecting trees inone to withthelocalcommunity introduceby 3,500newtrees partnering into aconser thearea aswell assupporting andcontinuous improvementimpact through bestpractice. improved footprint hasfurther itscarbon The airport tion andpresented withaSilver 'Green Apple Award' inrecognition ofitscommitment to reducing environmental - - - www.worldcommercereview.com everything we do”,everything comments Brandon O’Reilly, CEOof TAG Farnborough ■ Airport. “As we to look thefuture, we willcontinue to invest andenhance ourfacilities, putting ourcustomers atthecentre of provideand tailored for services andconvenience optimalcomfort whentravelling through London. ascustomers andcrewactly would from expect Europe’s leadingbusinessaviation airport. The amenities luxurious TAG Farnborough Airport’s keyphilosophy isto andsophistication withno offercompromises, a5-starservice ex Putting customers first local initiatives includingthe Hampshire &Isleof Wight Air Ambulance andseveral events. community National Private Pilot’s Licence. ofother Work andsupport also continues withtheCommunity Matters partnership whichawards hasfundedtheScholarship onestudent fromSince 2010, theairport thelocalarea training towards a - www.worldcommercereview.com A newera ofsupersonic Three are supersonicpassengerflight firms rethinking from theground up. WCR reviews thecontenders flight isalmosthere www.worldcommercereview.com I business model)from theground up. exists, that fliers want more than standard subsonic flight. They supersonic passengerflight (andits are rethinking There are three firms to note:Boom, andSpike.Aerion And theyallagree ononething, andthat isthat thedemand supersonic planesmay needto have before theirnoisecertified theycanfly. may besomerespitelooking thoughasUSairtraffic officialsrewriting supersonic at flight Inthe are rules. future, The aimis to stop asonicboomreaching theground. These are yet to befullyproven inreal-world testing. There ogy are aimingto getaround this. what routes itwas ableto fly– wasn’t helped So thelatestby itssupersonicboom. iterations ofsupersonic technol- been completely eradicated andit’s illegalto fly at supersonicspeedsabove USsoil. Concorde’s –and popularity There isonehurdle that may derail supersonicplanesalltogether. tape. Red The sonicboomfrom hasn’t airplanes aimed at different markets. generationAll supersonicplanesbeingdeveloped the next useslightly different insizetechnologies, andare vary make themcommercially successful. to makesupersonicplanesfor largerand trying groups. The goal? To reduce thetimespent onlonghaulflights and There are two approaches to developing generation ofsupersonicplanes:creating thenext private supersonicjets planes –andthey’re setto gofaster thanever before. theConcorde’safter retirement in2003. are racing toThese create startups generation ofsupersonic thenext n recent years, renewed hassparked aclutch ofaeronautics interest startups insupersonictravel, whichstalled www.worldcommercereview.com has 76orders fromRichard five –including Branson’s airlines Virgin Group. in Boom’s hangarsandthecompany is intheprocess ofbuildingthe tailandwings. Currently, Boom 2019. Boom’s demonstrator XB-1 planeiscurrently beingmanufactured. The engines have arrived Boom will fly a one-third scaleplane in willflyaone-third Boom least 30timesquieter thanConcorde’s. itssupersonicboomwillbeat expects says 2.2(1,687mph).Boom on Mach it hassetitssights(1,565mph); Boom 2.04 had amaximumspeedofMach the sameleagueasConcorde, which Boom’s offering istheonlyonein www.worldcommercereview.com are really three bigareas that have changedsince Concorde was designed: aerodynamics, materials andengines. That might soundalongway off, butthe race to gosupersonicagain finally hassomemomentum behind it. There mid-2020s. and Aerion Supersonicalsowants to year. test next allgoeswell If passengerflights could takeplace towards the scaleplanein2019 plane(dubbedtheSX-1.2)its S-512 test flightsBoom willflyaone-third in2017; onseven short At present, allthree onprototypes. are working SpikeAerospace says ittested anunmanned, subscaleversion of intercontinental air travel is likely to be very different very be to likely is travel air intercontinental hours for London to New York. A decade from now, now, from decade A York. New to London for hours to New York, or Tokyo to San Francisco, or just over 3 3 over just or Francisco, San to Tokyo or York, New to at the idea of halving 15-hour flights from Hong Kong Kong Hong from flights 15-hour halving of idea the at Most frequent long-haul travellers will be salivating salivating be will travellers long-haul frequent Most www.worldcommercereview.com Aerion for amarket project 300AS2sover thefirst10 years ofproduction. eight to 12passengersandisfirmly focussed onbusinessuses.to carry Flexjet. service sell 20ofitsjetsto charter airline The AS2planewillbeable Aerion Supersonicwants to year. test next Aerion agreed adealin2015to reaching theground, whichisabout50percent faster thantoday’s airliners. (1,074mph). toThe flyup Mach 1.2withoutaboom AS2hastheability to Aerion’s AS2businessjetwillhave atop 1.4 cruisespeedofMach www.worldcommercereview.com happening very soon. happening very smoothly. This timearound though,thingsmay bedifferent, and there are lotsofindications that itshouldstart But, despite allthehype supersonicflights are stillsome years away from reality. And that’s goes ifeverything thedeveloper ofsupersonicfighter planes, Martin, onitsAS2plane. withLockheed working 2017, Aerion started Aerion hasbeendeveloping itssupersonictechnology since 2003,whenConcorde December In stopped itsservice. that aircraft airline willfollow astheyprove for themarket efficient supersonic travel. the first10 right andthinkabusinessjetisthe placeyears ofproduction, to relaunch supersonicflight, expecting eight to 12passengersandisfirmly focussed onbusinessuses.able to carry amarket They project for 300AS2s over As Flexjet. farbackas2015,Aerion agreed service adealto sell20ofitsjetsto charter airline The AS2planewillbe fromRichard five –including Branson’s airlines Virgin Group. in Boom’s hangarsandthe company isintheprocess ofbuildingthetailandwings. Currently, has76orders Boom Boom’s demonstrator XB-1 plane, whichwillflynext year, iscurrently beingmanufactured. The engines have arrived seats priced around $5,000for transatlantic flights. aim at corporateBoom seems to betaking frequent fliers. Boom’s approach to supersonictravel isto create a55-seater commercial airliner,Mach 2.2andhave whichwillfly at than Concorde, whichmeansitcanbealotmore affordable to passengers. gainsmeanthatThe youcan efficiency today buildasupersonicaircraft that is75per cent more efficient to operate Concorde was madeofandengines nolongerrequire afterburners. Wind tunnelscannow bereplaced by computer simulations, fibre carbon composites are lighter thanthematerials www.worldcommercereview.com required from the certifications FAA andinternational aviation authorities. thefull-sized, theaircraft receives in 2023,after expects to full-speedS-512 enter service the It version plane(dubbedtheSX-1.2) ofitsS-512 2017. test flightsOctober in onseven short stop asonicboomreaching theground. The company says ittested anunmanned, subscale (1,227mph). Spikesays ithaspatent-pending ‘Quiet SupersonicFlight Technology’ that will Spike’s plane, S-512 awindowless businessjet, isplannedto reach 1.6 speedsofMach www.worldcommercereview.com travel different. islikelyto bevery ■ York, or Tokyo to Francisco, San orjustover 3hoursfor London to New York. Adecadefrom now, intercontinental air frequentMost long-haultravellers willbesalivating at theideaofhalving15-hourflights from HongKong to New