Boom Supersonic

Last week’s deployment of the company’s XB-1 demonstrator marked the seventh of 10 test flights before it is expected to reach Mach 1.0.

Class of 2024 includes scientists and performers.

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

XB-1 flight testing and evaluations will inform development of Boom’s Overture, a supersonic jet designed to carry 64-80 passengers twice as fast as subsonic airliners.

New investment from Saudi Arabia helps boost total funding above $700 million.

Boom Supersonic announced it is collaborating with industry partners to develop a new propulsion system for its Overture supersonic airliner.

American Airlines has announced it will buy 20 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft—an airplane that its maker says will slash commercial air travel times in half.

Concept airplane could be tailored for military operations, disaster response, and high-speed surveillance.

“The Overture Superfactory,” expected to open in 2024, will be Boom’s first supersonic airliner manufacturing facility.

The US Department of Transportation and the FAA issued a Final Rule (PDF) on January 6 2021 to facilitate the safe development of civil supersonic aircraft. The rule streamlines and clarifies procedures to obtain FAA approval for supersonic flight testing in the United States. The rule will help ensure that companies developing these aircraft clearly […]