When Will Supersonic Passenger Flights Return After Concorde Retired

Podcast: The Innovation Attorney Podcast · The Innovation Attorney

Opublikowano: 2026-10-11

Supersonic aircraft burn 6.1 to 8.5 times more fuel per passenger than twin aisle jets, and the FAA’s July 2, 2026 proposal addresses only sonic boom overpressure at 0.11 psf. That gap shapes every business plan now being financed. Docket FAA-2026-6935 would repeal the speed based overland ban in 14 CFR 91.817, which dates to 1973, and the comment period closed on August 17, 2026. The proposal reserves landing and takeoff noise for a later Part 36 rule, and the FAA does not expect type certificate applications for supersonic airliners until that rule exists. Executive Order 14304 sets June 6, 2027 as the deadline for finalizing noise certification standards. ...