Nearly 20 years after the retirement of the Concorde — the western world’s first and only supersonic aircraft — aerospace companies, airlines, and government regulations have yet to resolve the viability, profitability, and attractiveness of next-generation supersonic passenger transport.

On November 8, 2018, Eli Dourado, Head of Global Policy and Communications at Boom Supersonics; Jeff Miller, VP of Marketing and Communications for Aerion Supersonic; and Michael J. O’Donnell, Executive Director of Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service at the Federal Aviation Administration, discussed the economics of supersonics. Dr. Edgar Waggoner, IASP Director and NASA ARMD, moderated the panel.

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Lee and Janice Harman
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Michael Hauser and Danelle Dobbinds
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David Beckerman and Alexander Calta
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Alyssa Bruner and Steven Magaheim
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Alyssa Bruner and Steven Magaheim with David Fuscus
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Christine Hunt,, George Guttman, Colonel Dai Suzuki
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Group Captain Peter Hackett and Alan Hickling
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David Fuscus and Alan Hickling
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Sir Stuart Matthews
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Caroline Herrick
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Bill Voss and Ken Gazzola
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Maria Guerrero and Liam Sarsfield
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Girguis Sedky and Jonathan Lefebvre
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Ken Gazzola, Robert Gazzola, and Col. USAF Ret. Robert Gazzola
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Ben Snyder and Jens Hennig
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Dean Roberts
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Daniel Leach and Jim Robertson
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Colin Schirf
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Moderator Ed Waggoner, Sandy Liu, and Hua He
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Eli Dourado, Alexander Calta, Paulina Glass
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Burak Uzman and Ken Gazzola
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Caroline Krawczyk, Kurt Herrick, Christine Hunt, and Caroline Herrick
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President Bill Voss
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Moderator Dr. Edgar Waggoner
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Jeff Miller VP of Marketing and Communications for Aerion Supersonic
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Michael J. O’Donnell, Executive Director of Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service at the Federal Aviation Administration
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Eli Dourado, Head of Global Policy and Communications at Boom Supersonics
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Liam Sarsfield

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Heinrich Bofinger

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Burak Uzman
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Charles E. Schlumberger

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The panel: Jeff Miller, Moderator Dr. Edgar Waggoner, Eli Dourado and Michael J. O’Donnell