- I-United ingeza ijubane elingaphezulu kwesivumelwano esisha
- I-United yinkampani yezindiza yokuqala yaseMelika ukusayina isivumelwano sokuhweba neBoom Supersonic
- Izindiza ezintsha zizonciphisa izikhathi zokuhamba zibe uhhafu futhi zisebenze kuze kufike ku-100% uphethiloli wezindiza osimeme
I-United Airlines namuhla imemezele isivumelwano sokuhweba nenkampani yezindiza yaseDenver I-Boom Supersonic ukwengeza izindiza emikhunjini yasemhlabeni wonke kanye nohlelo lokusimama ngokubambisana - isinyathelo esisiza ukweqa phambili ekubuyiseleni ijubane elingaphezulu kwezindiza.
Ngaphansi kwemibandela yesivumelwano, Lufthansa uzothenga izindiza zezindiza eziyi-15 ze-'Overture ', uma i-Overture ihlangabezana nezidingo zokuphepha ze-United, ezokusebenza kanye nokusimama, ngokuthola enye indiza engama-35. Izinkampani zizosebenzisana ukuhlangabezana nalezo zidingo ngaphambi kokulethwa. Uma sekuqalile ukusebenza, i-Overture kulindeleke ukuthi ibe yindiza yokuqala enkulu yezentengiselwano ukuba ibe yi-net-zero carbon kusukela ngosuku lokuqala, elungiselelwe ukusebenzisa uphethiloli wezindiza osimeme oyi-100% (SAF). Kuhloswe ukuthi kukhishwe ngo-2025, kundize ngo-2026 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kuthwale abagibeli ngonyaka ka-2029. I-United neBoom nayo izosebenza ngokubambisana ukusheshisa ukukhiqizwa kwempahla eningi yeSAF.
“I-United iyaqhubeka nomkhondo wayo wokwakha inkampani yezindiza enezinto ezintsha, ezisimeme futhi intuthuko yanamuhla kwezobuchwepheshe yenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthi lokho kubandakanye nezindiza ezihamba phambili. Umbono kaBoom ngekusasa lezindiza zezentengiselwano, kuhlanganiswe nenethiwekhi emigwaqeni enamandla kunazo zonke embonini, kuzonikeza abahamba ngezebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka ithuba lokuhlangenwe nakho kwezindiza, ”kusho isikhulu se-United, uScott Kirby. "Inhloso yethu ibilokhu imayelana nokuxhumanisa abantu futhi manje ukusebenza neBoom, sizokwazi ukukwenza lokho ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu."
Iyakwazi ukundiza ngejubane likaMak 1.7 - okuphindwe kabili kunejubane lezindiza ezinamuhla ezishesha kakhulu - I-Overture ingaxhuma izindawo ezingaphezu kwezingu-500 cishe isigamu sesikhathi. Phakathi kwemizila eminingi yesikhathi esizayo ye-United yiNewark eya eLondon ngamahora amathathu nohhafu nje kuphela, iNewark iya eFrankfurt ngamahora amane neSan Francisco iya eTokyo ngamahora ayisithupha nje kuphela. I-Overture nayo izokwakhiwa ngezinto ezifana nezikrini zokuzijabulisa ezihlala ngaphakathi, isikhala esanele somuntu siqu, nobuchwepheshe bokuxhumana nabantu. Ukusebenza neBoom kungenye yezindlela zamasu e-United okutshala imali kubuchwepheshe obusha obuzokwakha ikusasa eliqhubekayo lokusetshenziswa komoya.
"Isivumelwano sokuqala sokuthenga emhlabeni sezindiza ze-net-zero carbon supersonic sibeka igxathu elibalulekile ekufezeni inhloso yethu yokwenza umhlaba utholakale kalula," kusho uBlake Scholl, umsunguli we-Boom Supersonic kanye ne-CEO. “I-United neBoom inenhloso eyodwa — ukuhlanganisa umhlaba ngokuphepha nangokusimama. Ngejubane eliphindwe kabili, abagibeli be-United bazothola zonke izinzuzo zokuphila komuntu uqobo, kusukela ebudlelwaneni bebhizinisi obujulile, obukhiqiza kakhulu kuye esikhathini eside, amaholide okuphumula kakhulu ukuya ezindaweni ezikude. ”
