This plane and others like it comming soon are a result of the "hub" system being maintained.
NASA is in charge of our hub system and saw problems with it long ago, some of them you guys have already mentioned. Anyway here is a good book on that topic.
Free Flight: James Fallows's Vision of General Aviation's Future
http://www.avweb.com/news/reviews/181837-1.html
This is one of the small planes which might be the better alternative to the super planes.
http://www.eclipseaviation.com/