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 the Overture aircraft's advanced flight deck, featuring Honeywell's Anthem avionics, force-feedback sidesticks, and augmented reality goggles for pilots.
The company provided key updates on its Symphony engine, projecting a full-scale engine core operational by 2025 and securing an assembly and testing facility through an expanded partnership with StandardAero.
Overture aims for a 2026 first flight and a 2029 commercial rollout, designed to carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7 and run on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.

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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.