Berlin - Munich with Hyperloop instead of A320With more than 1000 kilometres per hour, passengers in the future should flit through tubes. Hyperloop promises. Lufthansa is interested in the technology. The fleet planning is something that airlines don't quickly take in the hand. It is a very long-term and rolling process. Development of aircraft technology, changes in travel patterns, economic growth, competition - there are dozens of variables which influence the decision. Here you have to think as airline outside the traditional categories. Obviously I'm Lufthansa. You look at namely Hyperloop. The futuristic tube transport system «an important development, we just look at», a spokeswoman of the airline of the newspaper image said on Sunday. Also tracks where Hyperloop could be used, were already made in accordance with the report: Cologne - Berlin, Berlin - Munich, Hamburg - Munich or Düsseldorf - Munich. Elon Musk at the wheelThe gain in time would be huge. The journey would take from the Bavarian metropolis in the capital of only 30 minutes. With capsules in a partial vacuum on air cushions, Hyperloop to eventually transport passengers through tubes. While the futuristic train reached a speed of around 1223 kilometers per hour. Energy consumption should be small thanks to recovery mechanisms. Also used on solar energy. The project was started by PayPal co-founder and Tesla founder Elon Musk. Chief of Hyperloop is the Berlin Dirk Ahlborn. One of the partners is the Deutsche Bahn. |