The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...

By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture would burn two to three times more fuel per premium seat — first or business class — than a subsonic plane, such as the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, on an ...

The none-too-modest aim of Boom Supersonic is to design and manufacture a supersonic airliner, which it calls Overture. ... that airlines enjoy on first- and business-class tickets.

DENVER, April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced that it has selected a site at the Colorado Air and Space Port ...

Boom Supersonic built a supersonic plane for a fraction of the cost of NASA's X-59. Now all that's left to do is build it again—and again.

XB-1 is Boom's technology demonstrator aircraft and the world's first independently developed supersonic jet. The aircraft first took flight in Mojave, CA in March 2024 and completed a series of ...

Boom’s plans for overwater flights by Overture—a delta-winged airliner that will accommodate from 64 to 80 business-class passengers—still involve cruising at up to Mach 1.7.

Boom quietly placed several microphone arrays along the XB-1's flight path. Despite the one-third-scale demonstrator hitting a top speed of Mach 1.12, the startup claims the microphone didn't ...

MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced Boomless Cruise for its supersonic airliner ...

Boom Supersonic has successful second test flight breaking sound barrier. ... What Salary You Need To Be Middle Class in Every US State. ... Ranking All-You-Can-Eat Chain Buffets From Worst To First.

When passengers crammed into coach are considered in addition to those in first class, each passenger on a Boom Supersonic flight will burn ... Boom Supersonic has secured 10 million gallons ...

“XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived,” Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl said in a statement.