Plane that can fly from London to New York in 3 hours could be commercially flying by 2020

Good information for each person who fancies a day journey to New York: it might be viable by means of the early 2020s.

At the end of remaining yr, New York Magazine mentioned that US-based totally aerospace start-up Boom planed to have a high-velocity supersonic plane that would get you from New York to London in just 3 hours and 15 minutes by using 2023. But now the New York Post has announced the company had obtained all the funding they want to make a prototype - all £26 million of it - and it could be wearing passengers by 2020.

In 3 hours and 15 mins you may slightly watch six episodes of Sex and the City. It's exceptional. Pop a sound asleep pill to make the flight extra bearable and you'll nevertheless be half of-asleep while looking to get via customs and immigration at JFK.

And even higher, the fees are not thought to be that unaffordable. The NY Post reviews they may be approximately the identical cost as flying commercial enterprise elegance in any fundamental airline, but Boom's Chief Executive Blake Scholl has confirmed they plan to promote extra inexpensive, finances tickets ultimately. "That?S wherein we?Re headed over time," he said.

This awesome speedy flight will be the end result of a new partnership between Boom and Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson, and the a passenger aircraft that may fly at the rate of sound and cut tour times nearly in half is anticipated to cost round $two hundred million (£) to construct.

But it appears Boom is not the simplest employer planning to revolutionise air travel. Companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin are growing supersonic jets while aerospace start-u.S.A.Aerion and Spike are operating to build high-pace business jets.

Schol told New York: