Air Transport Building where Boom’s supersonic commercial aircraft factory will be located is completed Boom Supersonic, company that aims to relaunch commercial supersonic flights in air travel, announced the completion of the… Ricardo MeierPublished June 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boom Supersonic has the green light to fly above Mach 1 with the XB-1 Boom Supersonic, a startup that intends to put a new supersonic commercial jet into service, obtained a Special… Ricardo MeierPublished April 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport After three years of delay, XB-1 supersonic demonstrator performs first flight After several delays and long ground tests, Boom Supersonic finally completed the first flight of the XB-1, a… Ricardo MeierPublished March 23, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Boom in preparations for maiden flight of XB-1 supersonic demonstrator Boom Supersonic, the US company that develops the “successor” to the Concorde, announced today that it has completed… Thiago VinholesPublished August 25, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Virgin Atlantic would have lost some interest in the supersonic Boom Overture Boom Supersonic, a US start-up developing the first supersonic passenger jet since Concorde, has faced enormous challenges in… Ricardo MeierPublished July 10, 2023 Read More
Air Transport Boom will have a bespoke engine for the Overture supersonic airliner Boom Supersonic delivered on its promise and announced the Overture supersonic airliner propulsion solution, which aims to provide… Ricardo MeierPublished December 13, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Boom Supersonic strikes deal with tooling supplier to manufacture Overture jet Boom Supersonic, US startup that develops the Overture supersonic passenger plane, announced an agreement with Advanced Integration Technology… Ricardo MeierPublished September 28, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Rolls-Royce will no longer supply engines for Boom’s Overture supersonic jet The Overture project, from startup Boom Supersonic, suffered a hard blow this Wednesday after the confirmation of the… Ricardo MeierPublished September 8, 2022 Read More
Air Transport American Airlines orders 20 Overture supersonic jets from Boom The largest airline in the world, American Airlines also wants to be one of the fastest in the… Thiago VinholesPublished August 16, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Farnborough Airshow Boom changes design of Overture supersonic passenger jet Boom Supersonic has revealed drastic changes to its Overture project, a commercial jet for up to 80 passengers… Ricardo MeierPublished July 20, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Overture supersonic airliner to be manufactured in North Carolina Boom Supersonic has chosen Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the location for its “Superfactory”… Ricardo MeierPublished January 27, 2022 Read More
Technology XB-1 supersonic demonstrator performs engine running tests Boom Supersonic this week released images and information about the engine firing tests of the XB-1, a demonstrator… Ricardo MeierPublished January 15, 2022 Read More
Technology US Air Force to invest $60 million in Boom’s supersonic Overture Boom Supersonic announced a strategic partnership with the US Air Force that will provide $60 million for the… Ricardo MeierPublished January 13, 2022 Read More
Air Transport United Airlines signs agreement to purchase up to 50 Overture supersonic jets Boom and United Airlines on Thursday announced an agreement to purchase 15 Overture supersonic jets and an option… Ricardo MeierPublished June 3, 2021 Read More
Technology New supersonic XB-1 and X-59 airplanes have noise as the biggest challenge Fifty years ago, the Concorde and its Russian rival Tu-144 pioneered supersonic passenger flight, but ended up succumbing… Ricardo MeierPublished October 11, 2020 Read More
Defense Boom enters the race for the supersonic Air Force One Boom Supersonic announced on Tuesday that it had been awarded a contract to participate in the U.S. Air… Ricardo MeierPublished September 8, 2020 Read More
Air Transport Boom shows progress with its supersonic civilian plane project In a small, discreet hangar at Centennial Airport, on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, a possible revolution in… Ricardo MeierPublished May 15, 2020 Read More