Environmental concerns have long sought to bring down supersonic flight. However, the concerns are outdated and the worst among them were all but dismissed in the mid-70s. As ITIF’s Alan McQuinn and Samuel Hammond of the Niskanen Center write for the Daily Caller, the next generation of supersonic passenger jets is projected to launch with fares on par with conventional business class, and they’ll be cleaner and more affordable—helping increase accessibility to every corner of Spaceship Earth.
