Denver-based Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane ... selling seats on Overture at fares similar to those for first and business class seats on current commercial airliners.

Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...

(Credit: Boom Supersonic) Boom is not the first startup to plan on exploiting ... airliner that will accommodate from 64 to 80 business-class passengers—still involve cruising at up to Mach ...

They believe that a Boom supersonic transport (SST ... the Concorde burned so much fuel that its 100 seats had to be sold for First Class prices. British Airways made a profit by branding it ...

The event positions Boom Supersonic to produce the first supersonic airliner since ... travel that will bring Concorde speed for business class prices. The success of the XB-1 is the culmination ...

Boom "Supersonic planes such as Overture fly higher ... as much fuel per passenger as on a regular, subsonic plane's first-class cabin." Boom plans to roll out Overture models in two years and ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 testbed airplane has high odds of being the first privately funded aircraft ... in an all business-class configuration and cut existing travel times in half: Instead ...

Last week, Boom Supersonic completed its first supersonic ... and it compares the company’s own planes to first-class cabins.) In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions from increased fuel ...

For decades, supersonic ... 2026: First Overture rollout. 2027: First test flight. 2029: Federal Aviation Administration certification. 2029: First passenger flights. The initial Boom projection ...

By leveraging an existing site, Boom will have the first independently ... engine that will enable supersonic flight. The Boom-developed engine is supported by world-class suppliers including ...