4hw.com.cn: on April 25, Ctrip announced today that it has reached a strategic investment with boom supersonic, an American supersonic aircraft manufacturer, to help boom accelerate the research and development of Mach 2.2 supersonic airliner. However, the two sides did not disclose the specific amount.
Boom supersonic is a supersonic aircraft manufacturer founded in Denver, USA. Boom is currently developing a 55 seat supersonic aircraft with a speed of Mach 2.2 (2333 km / h), more than double the speed of an ordinary airliner, but the ticket price is the same as that of business class on the same route. The first flight is expected in mid-2020, when the flight from Shanghai to Los Angeles will be shortened from the current 12 hours to 6 hours.
Ctrip said it would work with boom to bring supersonic flight to China. However, Ctrip did not disclose the specific amount of investment.
"Ctrip and boom work together, which is a strategic investment in the new generation of travel. Liang Jianzhang, co-founder and chairman of the Executive Board of Ctrip, said that Ctrip hopes to use its industry experience in the business travel market to help boom further consolidate its partnership with China Airlines. '
The investment in boom will make Ctrip one of the strategic partners. It is reported that Virgin Group and Japan Airlines have already placed intention orders with boom. Among them, Japan Airlines and boom have reached a strategic cooperation, planning to buy 20 supersonic aircraft.