Boom Unveils Supersonic Overture Flight Deck

The developer of a supersonic passenger airliner provides a few key updates at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 02:13 PM ET

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Boom Supersonic’s Overture is intended to carry 64-80 passengers at twice the speed of subsonic airliners. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic]

Key Takeaways:

Boom Supersonic unveiled its Overture supersonic jet's advanced flight deck, featuring Honeywell's Anthem avionics, augmented reality goggles for enhanced vision, and touchscreen controls, already tested by experienced pilots.
Significant progress was also reported on the Symphony engine, with a full-scale engine core anticipated to be operational by 2025 and a new partnership with StandardAero for engine assembly and testing.
Overture aims for its first flight in 2026 and commercial service by 2029, promising sustainable Mach 1.7 travel for 64-80 passengers and having already secured over 130 orders from airlines like United and American.

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Boom Supersonic, the developer of a supersonic passenger airline that has attracted the interest of United Airlines and American Airlines, on Tuesday gave a pair of key updates on its flagship Overture aircraft and Symphony engine.

At the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K., Boom unveiled Overture’s flight deck, built around technology from partner Honeywell, and predicted it will have a full-scale engine core operational by 2025. The company also announced Tuesday it secured a Symphony assembly and testing facility through an expansion of its existing partnership with StandardAero.