Ctrip and Boom Supersonic to Bring Supersonic Travel to China
25 Avril 2018 - 4:00AM
Ctrip.com International, Ltd., the leading travel service provider
of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged
tours and corporate travel management in China ("Ctrip"), today
announced the completion of a strategic investment in Boom
Supersonic, the leading supersonic airplane developer (“Boom”).
Boom is applying the proceeds to accelerate the development of the
company’s Mach-2.2 airliner.
Boom and Ctrip are working together to bring supersonic flight
to China. Leveraging its extensive knowledge of the Chinese market,
Ctrip will help Boom accelerate its ongoing partnership efforts
with airlines in China. Ctrip is uniquely positioned to help Boom
navigate the Chinese airline industry. Additionally, Boom will help
Ctrip explore offering its customers 10–15 seats on one of Boom’s
first several supersonic commercial flights. Together, the two
companies are working to make the world more accessible by halving
flight times from China to the United States, South Asia, and
Oceania.
“Ctrip offers valuable expertise in the Chinese travel market,
and we’re excited to work with their passionate, entrepreneurial
team to bring supersonic travel to the region” said Blake Scholl,
founder and CEO of Boom. “San Francisco to Shanghai, for example,
could shrink from 11 hours to 6—and a typical round-trip itinerary
can be accomplished two whole days faster. But the benefits of
faster travel extend far beyond the time savings. What really
matters are the new trips you choose to take—the ones you otherwise
wouldn’t have considered because the journey was simply too long.
When we fly twice as fast, the world becomes twice as small,
turning far off lands into familiar neighbors.”
“As a leading innovator in the commercial aviation industry,
Boom will be positioned to provide exciting premium global flight
options for Ctrip users and Ctrip is making a strategic investment
in the next generation of travel. In addition, Ctrip’s unrivalled
expertise in the business-travel market will help Boom to further
deepen its relationships with Chinese airlines.” said James Liang,
Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ctrip.
Boom is building a supersonic airliner capable of carrying 55
premium passengers at Mach 2.2 (2,335 km/hour or 1,451 miles/hour),
more than twice as fast as current passenger airplanes at the same
cost as today’s business class fares. The flight time from Shanghai
to Los Angeles, currently about 12 hours, will shrink to just over
6 hours on Boom’s airliner, which will enter service in the
mid-2020s. The Chinese market, now the world’s second largest and
one of the fastest growing, is expected to surpass the US in size
by 2022, according to the International Air Transportation
Association.
Ctrip has made an investment into Boom Supersonic, joining other
strategic partners like Japan Airlines to accelerate the future of
air travel. Previously, Japan Airlines has also pre-ordered 20 Boom
aircraft, joining Virgin Group as a Boom launch customer.
About Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. is a leading travel service
provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing,
packaged tours, and corporate travel management in China. It is the
largest online consolidator of accommodations and transportation
tickets in China in terms of transaction volume. Ctrip enables
business and leisure travelers to make informed and cost-effective
bookings by aggregating comprehensive travel related information
and offering its services through an advanced transaction and
service platform consisting of its mobile apps, Internet websites
and centralized, toll-free, 24-hour customer service center. Ctrip
also helps customers book vacation packages and guided tours. In
addition, through its corporate travel management services, Ctrip
helps corporate clients effectively manage their travel
requirements. Since its inception in 1999, Ctrip has experienced
substantial growth and become one of the best-known travel brands
in China.
About Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic is a Denver-based company making the planet
dramatically more accessible, starting by building a Mach-2.2
airliner economical enough to operate at today’s business-class
fares. Boom is backed by venture capital firms such as 8VC, RRE,
Lightbank, Y Combinator, and Caffeinated Capital, as well as angel
investors including Sam Altman, Paul Graham, and Greg McAdoo. For
more information, please visit boomsupersonic.com.
For further information, please contact:
Ctrip.com International, ltd.International PRTel: (+86) 21 3406
4880 ext 196455Email: Pr@ctrip.com
Spark PRPhone : +1 202.680.2506Email :
christa.fogleman@sparkpr.com
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