Almost two years after rolling out its prototype supersonic demonstrator, the XB1, Boom has unveiled a major redesign for its much anticipated Overture airliner, which will fly at twice the speed ...

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today shared a progress update on the construction of the Overture Superfactory. The Overture Superfactory is a state-of-the-art ...

“Construction of the Overture Superfactory represents a major milestone toward ensuring the United States’ continued leadership in aerospace manufacturing,” said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom ...

Boom also revealed, for the first time, Overture’s full systems configuration as the aircraft program advances toward production. The schematics shared highlight key systems inside the aircraft, ...

How is Boom Supersonic hoping to make a profit with the 65-88 seat supersonic Overture? It is difficult (or risky) to profit from supersonic aircraft. They have very high development costs, high ...

Boom Supersonic is in the early stages of designing and building the Overture, a 65- to 80-seat supersonic airliner designed to cruise at Mach 1.7 over water (twice the speed of today’s fastest ...

Boom Supersonic achieved its goal on Jan. 28 of breaking the sound barrier with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft. The company plans to manufacture the Overture at its $500 million ...

Boom aims to fly Overture in 2026 ahead of a planned 2029 commercial rollout with airlines worldwide. A supersonic demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, completed its maiden voyage in March.

Boom will produce the aircraft at the Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina. The facility will have the capacity to produce 66 airframes annually. "XB-1 was the proof that we can do ...

The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner, Overture. When ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

According to the team at Boom, Overture will fly Mach 1.7 over water with a range of 4,250 nautical miles. ... A rendering of an Overture supersonic airliner in the United Airlines livery.