[madamelic]

>$3000 cross-country ticket in U.S. is about the maximum the market will bear.

Boom won't be flying over any country. They will only travel over oceans, to prevent issues / complaints that Concorde had.

[anovikov]

Then they are toast before they start. Any supersonic startup must solve the noise problem first. It is solvable with proper aerodynamical tricks, at least in theory.