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I think the designs all end up as big combined wing aircraft to give more storage. Can work, but so many new techs and challenges that no one is really investing in it....
Airport expansions like at Gatwick and Heathrow in the UK (both very contentious) should have carbon caps to encourage investment in this kind of stuff.
There shouldn't be further expansion at Heathrow in particular, it's already a blight on southwest London as it is.