The 1973 ban effectively put a full-stop on SST (supersonic transport) innovation and commercial development, including the promising Boeing 2707 prototype, Tupolev Tu-144, and of course, the ...

Overture, with a double-delta wing, aft stabilizer, and four engines in separate cylindrical nacelles slung under the wings, differs from the final version of the 2707 mainly in size.

Boom Technology now claims its Overture jet can rewrite that history. Promising profitability and sustainability, the jet faces skepticism rooted in hard-learned lessons.

The XB-1’s success is a critical step toward Overture, Boom’s planned commercial airliner. Designed to carry 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7, Overture aims to cut flight times in half.

Critics accuse the company of “hubris” but if this aircraft start-up is successful, it could set off a repricing of the cost of building commercial jets.

Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in late January with its XB-1 test jet, paving the way forward in the startup's efforts to build its own supersonic airliner.

Air France and British Airways operated them. Associated Press Scholl said Boom has changed Overture's fuselage materials and shape to make it 20% more aerodynamically efficient than its predecessor.

Next steps The company is set to freeze the design of its Overture airliner. (Boom Supersonic) With the short XB-1 flight test campaign now concluded, the next step for Boom is its main goal – the ...

Boom Supersonic might have snatched aviation’s holy grail after announcing on Monday that its XB-1 test plane had completed its maiden supersonic flight two weeks ago without producing a sonic ...

Boom is targeting 2029 for the entry into service of its Overture airliner. It has already had orders for 130 aircraft from multiple global airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Japan ...