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Jul 23, 2022 · Humans could soon be flying from the UK to the US at supersonic speeds according to a new airline company. The design for the new plane, called Overture, was revealed at Farnborough Air Show in...
Jun 4, 2021 · Supersonic passenger flights ended in 2003 when Air France and British Airways retired Concorde. The new Overture aircraft will be produced by a Denver-based company called Boom, which has yet to...
Aug 18, 2022 · Boom Supersonic, the US plane manufacturer, plans to have the answer with its new Overture jet, which is set to transport customers at twice the speed of today's fastest commercial aircraft, and is regarded as "the new Concorde". Here's all you need to know about the Overture: By how much will Overture cut travel times?
Sep 21, 2024 · Boom is reinventing the cockpit with an all-new flight deck for Overture. Designed around pilots with safety at the forefront, Overture’s full-scale flight deck was demonstrated at the Farnborough International Airshow. Engine rig testing is underway and a full-scale engine core will be operational in late 2025.
Jul 20, 2022 · Boom's new-look Overture supersonic jet. However, the Overture has cast off its initial Concorde-like form for a radical new look which Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl says is the result of extensive simulations in the five years since the Overture was first visualised.
Mar 25, 2024 · Watch the Concorde's environmentally friendly offspring take its first flight. Boom Supersonic's experimental aircraft made its first flight above California, as the company aims to develop a...
Jun 20, 2023 · A plan to build the first supersonic passenger jet since the Concorde has taken a significant step forward after the company behind the effort signed key deals to design and build the plane.
Jun 7, 2021 · United Airlines has announced it will purchase up to 50 Boom Overture supersonic jets for commercial use by 2029, heralding the return of supersonic passenger flights nearly 20 years after the...
Aug 19, 2022 · But that hasn’t stopped many aviation geeks from calling the new Boom supersonic aircraft Concorde 2.0, although the plane will officially be known under the name ‘Overture’. Boom Supersonic’s Overture plane is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to carry passengers by 2029.
Jun 4, 2021 · The record for the fastest flight by a commercial airline between New York and London is two hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds - set by Concorde in 1996. Concorde was retired from service in October 2003 after British Airways and Air France blamed a downturn in demand and increasing maintenance costs.
