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Japan Times
Japanese and French aerospace industry groups signed an accord Tuesday in France to study a next-generation supersonic passenger aircraft that would succeed the Concorde, which was taken out of service in 2003, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.
The next-generation airplane is expected to be equipped with 300 seats, triple the Concorde's capacity, and halve the flight time between Tokyo and New York, METI officials said.
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies and the French Aerospace Industries Association signed the agreement on bilateral cooperation for a three-year research project at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, according to the ministry.
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