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no - because the expected orders from Singapore, for one didn't, appear -
the countries started refusing to allow overflying at supersonic speeds

that's not a reason for failure in SE Asia

many of the most profitable long distance city-pairs will be mostly
flying over water

tim


Another issue as the noise levels at take off. The initial sale tour was
in an aircraft using prototype engines which were substantially noisier.
Unfortunately the damage was done even though the production versions
were below the sound levels in a typical disco.
--
bert