Two groups vie to build a supersonic business jet
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Michael Paulson, the son of an airplane executive, and Robert Bass, a billionaire investor, are leading up separate efforts to develop a supersonic business jet that will not produce the sonic boom effect of other jets such as the now-retired Concorde. Though researchers believe that it may not be possible to eliminate the sonic boom completely, the hope is that the new jets will at least be quiet enough to fly over land, thus opening up a wider variety of route possibilities and making the plane highly attractive to business travelers.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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UPS restructures Airbus plane order
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Express delivery company United Parcel Service of America Inc. has arranged to cancel most of its order of Airbus A300-600F cargo planes in favor of ten of the Airbus S.A.S.'s new A380-800F planes. The A380 will replace Chicago-based Boeing Co.'s 747 model as the largest cargo plane being produced by a Western company. United Parcel Service will be using its new planes to consolidate shipments to Asia.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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