NFL monitors return of supersonic flight for potential European expansion

For 25 years, the Concorde slashed travel time from the United States to Europe. Nearly 25 years ago, the Concorde was permanently grounded.

With efforts underway to resurrect supersonic travel, the NFL is quietly monitoring the situation , reports Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal .

Currently, Boom Supersonic and other countries are working on a potential return of passenger flights that can fly faster than the speed of sound. The technology could return as soon as 2029.

By cutting the flight time over the ocean in half (the Concorde allowed Phil Collins to play in both London and Philadelphia during the two-city Live Aid benefit) , the NFL would have one less impediment to the possibility of putting a team or two (or four) in Europe.

Beaton notes that, although the NFL h