The Return of Supersonic Air Travel : Overture by Boom Supersonic Offers Speed, Safety, and Sustainability

An airliner called the Overture that will achieve speeds of up to 1.7 times the speed of sound is being developed by Boom Supersonic, a US aerospace company.

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Overture will be the only supersonic airliner since Concorde.

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Orders for the Overture have been placed by Virgin, Japan Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines.

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Flying at supersonic speeds is required to punch through an invisible threshold in the sky.

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Overture, the world’s fastest airliner optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability, will operate on 100% SAF to aid in achieving net zero carbon and to drive sustainability at scale.

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Supersonic means rocketing through the air at a rate faster than sound waves can travel through it, though the exact air speed varies.

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Overture will fly at speeds faster than the speed of sound—about 1300 mph—to over 600 destinations in half the time.

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The Boom Supersonic is bringing sustainable supersonic flight to the skies for the very first time.

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The Overture’s plan is to make the world dramatically more accessible.

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The engineering team behind Overture prioritizes the circular economy through the repurposing of used tooling, recycling components, and leveraging additive

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