▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Quebec <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁High ▁Speed ▁Civil ▁Transport ▁was ▁a ▁proposed ▁su person ic ▁air lin er ▁design ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁internal ▁and ▁NASA ▁contract ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁en vision ed ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁struggling ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁commercial ▁av iation ▁market ▁and ▁would ▁ultimately ▁never ▁progress ▁beyond ▁a ▁paper ▁design . ▁ ▁Design ▁goals ▁en vision ed ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 - pass enger ▁capacity ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁na ut ical ▁mile ▁range . ▁Project ed ▁cru ise ▁speed ▁was ▁between ▁Mach ▁ 1 . 6 ▁and ▁Mach ▁ 2 . 4 . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁development ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁conducted ▁internal ▁and ▁NASA ▁contract ▁studies ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁market ▁ ▁requirements ▁for ▁a ▁High ▁Speed ▁Civil ▁Transport ▁( HS CT ) ▁and ▁resolve ▁environmental , ▁economic ▁and ▁technical ▁issues . ▁" Mc DD ▁is ▁particip ating ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁study ▁group ▁expl oring ▁the ▁H S CT ▁concept , ▁with ▁Aer osp at iale , ▁Bo eing , ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁Da im ler - B enz , ▁Japan ▁A ircraft ▁Indust ries , ▁Al enia ▁and ▁T up ole v ." ▁ ▁A ▁first ▁flight ▁was ▁en vision ed ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁with ▁cert ification ▁project ed ▁in ▁ 2